New York: The MacMillan Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. The hinge is cracked at the half title page. Private bookplate and name on endpaper. Back cloth a bit wrinkled. .

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Bookseller: Willis Monie Books - ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 220522
Title: The Making Of An American
Author: Riis, Jacob A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The MacMillan Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1901
Keywords: Americana

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Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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...