A Poetical Descant on the Primeval and Present State of Mankind; or, The Pilgrim's Muse
by Thomas, Joseph
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Winchester, Virginia: J. Foster, 1816. First edition, 1816. Scarce title by this itinerant preacher and poet original from North Carolina, featuring a long poem full of historical references and with an overtly moral message. Early 19th century binding in full calf with tan spine label, 219 page plus errata. Covers rubbed, spine dried (but stabilized) and chipped at the extremities, spine label lightly chipped around the edges, free endpapers removed, section of title page - a horizontal strip that removed words "primeval and present" and "mankind" from the title - torn away, text block sound, pages foxed and lightly age-toned but clean, ink spot on title page below "poetical", names (Wm. Hutchinson, James Hutchinson) on front and rear pastedowns, no other markings. Sabin 63639.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019521
- Title
- A Poetical Descant on the Primeval and Present State of Mankind; or, The Pilgrim's Muse
- Author
- Thomas, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Foster
- Place of Publication
- Winchester, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1816
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- NORTH CAROLINA NC POETRY J. FOSTER PRINTER AMERICAN IMPRINTS EARLY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
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About Resource Books, LLC
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 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....
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