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An Old Turnpike-Road: with Mere Mention of Some Persons and Places Incident Thereto
by Gossler, Jacob L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
NY. NY: Baker & Taylor Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1888. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Light blue and ivory vellum boards are lightly soiled, "Old Turnpike Road" has been hand-lettered on spine, which is also sunned, light wear to extremities. A bookplate has been only partially removed from the ffep. The pages are very nice, clean, tight and square. Top page ends are gilt, gilt titles on front cover, both a bit dulled. . Early book about the history of Pennsylvania along the Old Turnpike Road, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 122 pages. M5 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sweet Beagle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30785
- Title
- An Old Turnpike-Road: with Mere Mention of Some Persons and Places Incident Thereto
- Author
- Gossler, Jacob L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Baker & Taylor Company
- Place of Publication
- NY. NY
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Pennsylvania, Travel, 19th Century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Geography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sweet Beagle Books
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Sweet Beagle Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
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