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First Lessons in Composition, in Which the Principles of the Art are Developed in Connection with the Principles of Grammar; Embracing Full Directions on the Subject of Punctuation; with Copious Exercises.
by Quackenbos, G. P
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Andover, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton, 1853. Early printing (originally published two years prior, in 1851). Black cloth quarter-bound in black leather, with gilt spine lettering. 176 pp. plus advertising. Moderate shelfwear. The spine is a bit slanted. The spine head is bumped. The endpapers are heavily foxed, with some spots of foxing in the text. Previous owner's name and address, dated 1863, are on the front free endpaper. Otherwise unmarked and in a tight binding with hinges intact.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Banjo Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010614
- Title
- First Lessons in Composition, in Which the Principles of the Art are Developed in Connection with the Principles of Grammar; Embracing Full Directions on the Subject of Punctuation; with Copious Exercises.
- Author
- Quackenbos, G. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- D. Appleton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Language Studies Useage
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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About the Seller
Banjo Booksellers
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Andover, Massachusetts
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Shelfwear
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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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