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The Land Of Thor - Original First Edition- Not a Modern Reprint
by Browne, J. Ross
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. J. Ross Browne. Hardcover/ no DJ, VG condition- esp. considering age. Appears to be First Edition, c. 1867 (same year on title page); 1st printing- no note of further ones. 542 pages + 8 pgs adverts., 7.5 x 5"", numerous engravings by author; describes his travels in Russia, Scandinavia & Iceland. Brown pebble-grain cloth binding, covers w/ beveled edges, all edges of text block gilt (though dulled), sewn text block. Binding square w/ bit of soil, rubbing & edge wear. Minor fray at ends of spine & cover corners. NO sun discolor. Blind-stamped ""HB"" logo on covers & all gold spine lettering/ flower decoration crisp & intact. Brown endpapers & text tight, all stitching intact. Old owner last name, dated ""Phila, 1867"", lightly pencilled on 2nd blank page. Text lightly toned w/ small & minor scattered age spots. NOT ex library. Overall well preserved copy- displays very nicely.
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Details
- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 327
- Title
- The Land Of Thor - Original First Edition- Not a Modern Reprint
- Author
- Browne, J. Ross
- Illustrator
- J. Ross Browne
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1867
Terms of Sale
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Media, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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