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REPORT OF THE CANAL COMMISSIONERS. READ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER 9 1836 (Report No 12)
by Moses Sullivan, Et Al
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg, Pa.: Printed By Samuel D. Patterson. Good+. 1836-37. First Edition. Hardcover. Original publication is rebound in clean black buckram cloth with gilt title on spine. Illustrated with documents and fold outs. Two fold-outs are tape reinforced at creases. Otherwise, Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Ex-library with pocket inside rear cover. Very light foxing on a few pages. Canals, Pennsylvania; Ex-Library; 141 pages .
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- Seller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 17129
- Title
- REPORT OF THE CANAL COMMISSIONERS. READ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER 9 1836 (Report No 12)
- Author
- Moses Sullivan, Et Al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed By Samuel D. Patterson
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg, Pa.
- Date Published
- 1836-37
- Keywords
- Pennsylvania
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pennsylvania;
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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