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A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty
by Diedrich Knickerbocker (Washington Irving)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. T. & J.Tegg, 1835. Hardcover. Fair. Pleasant cloth edition of Irving's pioneering satirical history of New York, that came on the back of a bizarre marketing strategy. With frontispiece. All edges gilt. Blind stamped decoration to cover. Previous owner's related newspaper clipping to ffep. Rubbing and wear to covers. Cracking to inner hinge. Binding starting. Contents sound. Fair+
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- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005898
- Title
- A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty
- Author
- Diedrich Knickerbocker (Washington Irving)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. T. & J.Tegg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1835
- Keywords
- christmas, traditions, usa, us, american, america, spoof, comedy, funny, big apple,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
Biblio member since 2010
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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"...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fair+
- Used to describe a book in slightly better than Fair condition. Fair describes "a worn book that has complete text pages...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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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