Massachusetts and It's Early History: Lowell Institure Lectures
by Massachusetts Historical Society
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dustjacket
- Seller
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About This Item
Boston: The Massachusett Historical Society, 1869. VERY GOOD/HARDCOVER/FIRST EDITION. Green cloth, 498 pp., gilt title on spine. Extremities are rubbed, tail of spine is chipping, spine cracked, front hinge is slightly loose, binding secure. Text is lightly toned, and unmarked. Full title: Lecture Delivered in a Course Before the Lowell Institute, In Boston, By the Members of the Massachusetts Historical Society, on Subjects Relating to the Early History of Massachusetts.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dustjacket. 6 x 9".
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- Bookseller
- P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82449
- Title
- Massachusetts and It's Early History: Lowell Institure Lectures
- Author
- Massachusetts Historical Society
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Massachusett Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1869
- Keywords
- LOWELL INSTITUTE_MASSACHUSETTS HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; New England;
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About the Seller
P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller
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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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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