THE LETTER-BAG OF THE GREAT WESTERN; OR, LIFE IN A STEAMER
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Small, thin octavo in beige hardcovers; VG; signs of shelf wear and soiling on boards with general fraying; strong binding; occasional foxing; age-toned paper with text in tight print; pp. 189; Shelved in Room G. 1260986. Special Collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1260986
- Title
- THE LETTER-BAG OF THE GREAT WESTERN; OR, LIFE IN A STEAMER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lea & Blanchard
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- nautical; travel;
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have a large internet presence including this website, Amazon, and Ebay, accredited appraisals member ASA, and an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...