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El cuerpo de bomberos de Santiago, 1863-1900
by Valdes Vergara, Ismael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- About very good; spine chipped, bands worn, joints partially split, half-title clipped at corner, ownership stamp on one leaf, b
- Seller
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East Jewett, New York, United States
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About This Item
Valparaiso: Babra y Ca., Impresores, 1900. First edition. Quarter morocco over pebbled cloth boards, gilt title, rules and decoration, five raised bands. About very good; spine chipped, bands worn, joints partially split, half-title clipped at corner, ownership stamp on one leaf, binding tight, leaves just browning.. 689 pp. Illus. with b/w plates and photos. 8vo. History of the Fire Department of Santiago with some information on other Chilean fire departments. Well illustrated. OCLC locates only five copies: two at Yale, two at Univ. California, one at Lib. of Congress.
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- Bookseller
- Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42086
- Title
- El cuerpo de bomberos de Santiago, 1863-1900
- Author
- Valdes Vergara, Ismael
- Format/Binding
- Quarter morocco over pebbled cloth boards, gilt title, rules and decoration, five raised bands
- Book Condition
- Used - About very good; spine chipped, bands worn, joints partially split, half-title clipped at corner, ownership stamp on one leaf, b
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Babra y Ca., Impresores
- Place of Publication
- Valparaiso
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Chile, , Latin America, South America, Chile, Fire Departments Fire fighters, Book
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About the Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
East Jewett, New York
About Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB
Kaaterskill Books is located on Parker Mountain in the Catskill High Peaks region of New York State. We offer fine, rare, and unusual books and manuscripts in a variety of fields with special emphasis on the Americas.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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