The Guest-Book in Which May be Recorded the Coming and the Going of Guest with Pages for Autographs, Incidents, and Sketches Pertaining to Pleasant Visits, Social Calls and Other Gatherings
by Cox Annie F. Designed and Illustrated
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Lee and Shepard. Good. 1885. Hardcover. 8 1/4 x 8 full blind stamped leather, gilt cover and spine title. Four plain raised bands with fleur de lys in blind in panels, Edge rubbed, front and spine darkened a bit. All edges gilt, elaborate turn ins witn dentelles, marbled dense green and gold leaves against pale blue silk endpapers. About 33 pp with full or partial litho illustrations and quotes, and about 3 blank pp between. Letter press title, foxed. Some toning and foxing and light smudges to pages, none with autographs. Quite a production! .
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- Bookseller
- Isaiah Thomas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1006956
- Title
- The Guest-Book in Which May be Recorded the Coming and the Going of Guest with Pages for Autographs, Incidents, and Sketches Pertaining to Pleasant Visits, Social Calls and Other Gatherings
- Author
- Cox Annie F. Designed and Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Lee and Shepard
- Date Published
- 1885
Terms of Sale
Isaiah Thomas Books
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About the Seller
Isaiah Thomas Books
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Cotuit, Massachusetts
About Isaiah Thomas Books
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers. "One of the finest in N.E. (&) the premier used book shop on Cape Cod" - Used Book Lovers Guide. We have about 70,000 booksv Located half way between Falmouth and Hyannis, we are named in honor of the famous colonial era printer and philantrophist, founder (1812) of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, where we in 1969. There we were stewards and renewers of a decorative Queen Anne Victorian. On Cape Cod since 1969, we take care of the newest (1860) Crocker family home in Barnstable's village of Cotuit: a tall peaked Italianate now painted pink and four other colors. The owner's training has included work in four libraries and apprenticeship with the Irving Ephraim (1908) - 1989) who began his own career during the depression. Assistants have always known the meaning of "book person." Remembering with fondness Mr. E. and the enormous influence of our home town librarians, we try to continue their tradition of service. Open Tues. - Sat. 10 - 5, Sun. 12 - 5. Open Monday in the summer.
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- Leaves
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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...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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....