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A Quarter-Century's Fire Underwriting 1871 - 1896. An Historical and Biographical Milestone in the Life of The National Fire Insurance Co. Of Hartford, Conn.
by The National Fire Insurance Co. Of Hartford, Connecticut
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: The De Vinne Press , 1896. First edition (1896). Externally worn and spotted but internally clean. Comprehensive early fire insurance company history generously illustrated with black and white plates. Cadet blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, 164 pages. Covers have some rubbing to the extremities, shelf soil and some spotting, mainly to the lower portion of the front cover, good hinges, firm text block, light finger soil and minor foxing to endpapers and preliminary blanks, pages very clean and free from names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028569
- Title
- A Quarter-Century's Fire Underwriting 1871 - 1896. An Historical and Biographical Milestone in the Life of The National Fire Insurance Co. Of Hartford, Conn.
- Author
- The National Fire Insurance Co. Of Hartford, Connecticut
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The De Vinne Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- INSURANCE COMPANY HISTORY HARTFORD CONNECTICUT CT FIRE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Connecticut - Its History, Art, Antiques, Etc; Business, Economics and Finance;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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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...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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