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A HARVARD ALPHABET. The Verses by W.B.W. and H.W.P. & Another. The Drawings by J.G.C. and R.E.
by Wheelwright, William Bond; Henry Webster Palmer; Floyd Reading Dubois; John Gully Cole; Robert Edwards
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good condition
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: W.S. Sterling & Co., 1900. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). 30 leaves, illustrated. Original maroon paper-covered boards have moderate rubbing to the corners and minor shelfwear; rebacked with black cloth and protected in archival mylar. New endpapers added. The original printed paper front cover label with minor soiling. A few pages with tiny tears to the edges, and minor soiling to a few pages. First edition..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018826
- Title
- A HARVARD ALPHABET. The Verses by W.B.W. and H.W.P. & Another. The Drawings by J.G.C. and R.E.
- Author
- Wheelwright, William Bond; Henry Webster Palmer; Floyd Reading Dubois; John Gully Cole; Robert Edwards
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W.S. Sterling & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- Quarto (4to)
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
For most items, media mail shipping will cost $3.95 and Priority $7.95, and insurance is available for an additional cost. Books guaranteed to be as described; condition guaranteed if sent insured. Authenticity guaranteed on autograph and manuscript material. All items returnable within 10 days; notification of return is required; a small restocking fee may apply if return is due to customer error. Shipping rates are for normal octavo (8vo) titles; heavy, oversize (folio and quarto 4to), multi-volumes sets and special services such as insurance are extra.
About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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