A SYSTEM OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. IN SIX BOOKS [TWO VOLUMES]
by Swift, Zephaniah
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Windham: John Byrne, 1795. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavos, Two Volumes; G; Full contemporary calf with light brown label on ruled spine; Boards have blindtooling along edges (Volume I only), light+ bumping to corners and edgewear, light to moderate rubbing/abrasions on front and back covers, cracking along hinges (front boards are loose), moderate rubbing to ruled spine (missing label on Volume II) with chipping to head; Textblock shows light+ age toning to edges, light toning and foxing interiorly (moderate in Volume II), and occasional light offsetting: FFep is loose in Volume I); CONTENTS: Vol. I. ([3], 452 pages) -- Vol. II. ([5], 479 pages, [13]). RWO. Sabin 94078; Trumball 1483; Evans 29600 & 31260. 1364822. Special Collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1364822
- Title
- A SYSTEM OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. IN SIX BOOKS [TWO VOLUMES]
- Author
- Swift, Zephaniah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Byrne
- Place of Publication
- Windham
- Date Published
- 1795
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...