FRIENDSHIP'S OFFERING: A CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR, AND BIRTHDAY GIFT
by (GIFT BOOK)
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- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
(GIFT BOOK) FRIENDSHIP'S OFFERING: A CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR, AND BIRTHDAY GIFT. New York: Leavitt & Allen, n.d. (1855). 8vo. Publisher's calf. 264 pages, (6 plates. [Thompson, American Literary Annuals and Gift Books, page 122.] Leavitt & Allen was a large New York publishing firm that specialized in purchasing other gift book publishers. This volume was one of their earliest publications, primarily a reprint of Friendship's Offering and Winter's Wreat (1850). The binding is extremely soft full calf, heavily stamped, and with a white leather, gold-printed roundel placed as the center motif on both covers The front hinge has a one inch crack at the base and the head of the spine is frayed, still a bright copy of a delicate binding, representative of the genr.
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- Bookseller
- The Bookpress, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14304
- Title
- FRIENDSHIP'S OFFERING: A CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR, AND BIRTHDAY GIFT
- Author
- (GIFT BOOK)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Keywords
- LT AM 19C, EX BB TD
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About the Seller
The Bookpress, Ltd.
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About The Bookpress, Ltd.
The Bookpress Ltd. is located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, near the junction of Jamestown Road and Route 199. In the shop, we sell a wide range of books, maps, and prints. We are open by appointment only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...