A Pictorial History of the United States, With Notices of Other Portions of America. for the Use of Schools
by Goodrich, Samuel Griswold [Peter Parley]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Sorin & Ball. Very Good-. 1847. Revised Edition. 1/4 leather. Woodcuts and Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 360 pages; 1847 Sorin & Ball, Philadelphia. Revised edition. Soundly bound in original 1/4 black leather backed spine and ribbed blue cloth covered boards. Prior ownership names in pen and pencil to first two blank leaves. Light rubbing and stress to leather over joints and at ends but sound. Short closed tears in the gutter of the front flyleaf. Endpages toned and lightly soiled; cloth covered boards a little surface rubbed with a small damp splotch outline to cover. Illustrated with in text woodcuts and maps throughout. Expected but mild toning to page stock. VG- .
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49383
- Title
- A Pictorial History of the United States, With Notices of Other Portions of America. for the Use of Schools
- Author
- Goodrich, Samuel Griswold [Peter Parley]
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sorin & Ball
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1847
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; Antiquarian Books; Education;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
DogStar Books
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Leaves
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...