The History of New England - Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes
by Lilly, Lambert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Boston: William D. Ticknor, 1844. 12Mo. 1833 was 1st edition. Later 19th century blind stamped brown buckram, gilt spine title and panels. Nineteen interesting woodcuts. Much on Indian Wars, Puritans, early settlements, closes at 1763. Another volume covered the Revolution. A tight, neat, c
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Details
- Bookseller
- Donald Magee Fine and Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4885
- Title
- The History of New England - Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes
- Author
- Lilly, Lambert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William D. Ticknor
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1844
- Size
- 12Mo
Terms of Sale
Donald Magee Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Donald Magee Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
About Donald Magee Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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We have an extensive collection of books on Americana, Military History, Intelligence and Espionage, the Middle East and the American Revolution. In 1987 we discovered and validated an original copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Our special emphasis is on BOOK COLLECTIONS, helping our customers:
-Focus on a book collection area
-Build their book collection
-Assess the value of their book collection
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.