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Midshipman to Congress - Original Copy
by Robinson, Hon. John B
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Media, PA: Self Published, 1916. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Signed by Author. Hardcover/ no DJ; Fair condition- Would be VG, EXCEPT front cover neatly & completely separated from binding (present & totally intact). Binding otherwise tight & square. SIGNED (no inscription) by author w/ location ""Media, Pa."" on blank page following front free endpaper. Assume First Edition, c. 1916- same date on title page & no note of further printings. 323 pages, green endpapers, photo frontis w/ intact tissue protector, photo text illus., top edge of text block bright gilt, 8.25"" x 5.5"". Gray 'tweed"" design cloth covers w/ leather corners & spine. Cloth bright & clean; leather shows rubbing, toning & edge wear (none severe), 1/2"" x 3/8"" chip at top of spine. Gilt spine lettering & anchor & star decoration bright & totally legible. Text & endpapers remarkably white & clean- maybe just a hint of toning. Still a very nice copy- great candidate for repair/ restoration.
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- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 189
- Title
- Midshipman to Congress - Original Copy
- Author
- Robinson, Hon. John B
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Place of Publication
- Media, PA
- Date Published
- 1916
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- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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