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History of the State of Rhode Island; with Illustrations from Original Sketches
by Wright, Albert J
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Hoag, Wade & Co, 1878. Folio. iv, 370 pages, illustrations, portraits, map. 31 unnumbered plates. One of the standard early histories of the state with large full page illustrations of the major citizens, major businesses, and large farms. The tiniest state which had already the first successful cotton mill in America and a host of other business. The history begins from the Pre-Columbian Discovery, Rival claims to Territory; English supremacy; French Rivalry; emigration and settlement of the Pilgrims and through its Commercial growth; population....history of the towns, villages and cities of the state of Rhode Island. Bound in ¼ brown calf over brown embossed cloth lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt, spine lettering gilt, silk endpapers, wear to corners and some fraying to cloth along bottom edges. A very good copy with great illustrations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027456
- Title
- History of the State of Rhode Island; with Illustrations from Original Sketches
- Author
- Wright, Albert J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hoag, Wade & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- Rhode Island and the First Cotton Mill; 19th Century Rhode Island
- Bookseller catalogs
- Regional America;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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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