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History and Mystery of Common Things
by C.W. Allen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
I believe this book has some information about everything that mattered at the time it was printed. Check out the photos of the Contents pages for more.
Good+ condition. Brown boards with black border design on front and spine, gilt title on spine. Some rubbing to covers and corners are slightly bent, but very minimal wear to edges. Previous owner's name and inscription on front end paper. Pages are age tanned. Text is clean and binding is tight. Please use photos as part of the description.
360 pages including Index.
Good+ condition. Brown boards with black border design on front and spine, gilt title on spine. Some rubbing to covers and corners are slightly bent, but very minimal wear to edges. Previous owner's name and inscription on front end paper. Pages are age tanned. Text is clean and binding is tight. Please use photos as part of the description.
360 pages including Index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1460
- Title
- History and Mystery of Common Things
- Author
- C.W. Allen
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John B. Alden, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1887?
- Pages
- 360
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fruit, spice, china, glass, food, textiles, metals, leather, coal, medicine, minerals, oils, atmosphere, electricity, plants, sciences
- Bookseller catalogs
- How To; History - American; Science; Reference; Health & Well Being; Books - Vintage;
Terms of Sale
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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About the Seller
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
Biblio member since 2005
Independence, Missouri
About Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
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