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JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO NEW YORK AND A TOUR IN SEVERAL OF THE AMERICAN COLONIES IN 1679 - 80 BY JASPAR DANKERS & PETER SLUYTER OF WIEWERD IN FRIESLAND (SIGNED COPY)
by Henry, C. Murphy Jaspar Dankers & Peter Sluyter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society. Good+. 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Murphy C. Henry. Volume #1, Translated from the original manuscript in Dutch for the Long Island Historical . Interior of text Is tight, clean & intact. 12 illustrations at rear of text of which 9 are fold outs and six are color tinted. Green pebble cloth binding with gilt title. Top edge gilt. G+ condition is due to the following: A two inch cloth tear by spine heel. Rear hinge has three small cloth holes. Rubbed spine ends & front corners. Nautical; Color tinted Plates; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 440 pages; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16400
- Title
- JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO NEW YORK AND A TOUR IN SEVERAL OF THE AMERICAN COLONIES IN 1679 - 80 BY JASPAR DANKERS & PETER SLUYTER OF WIEWERD IN FRIESLAND (SIGNED COPY)
- Author
- Henry, C. Murphy Jaspar Dankers & Peter Sluyter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Long Island Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- Nautical, Nautical, Voyage
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York;
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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