From the Tan-Yard to the White House The Story of President Grant's Life
by Thayer, William M
- Used
- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1909. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Light rubbing to spine ends. Offset to endpapers. Presentation inscription to the front free endpaper [ffep]. Previous owner's blindstamp to half-title page. Black & White frontispiece. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xxiv, 412 pages + Advertisements. . Reprint. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB320979
- Title
- From the Tan-Yard to the White House The Story of President Grant's Life
- Author
- Thayer, William M
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
Adelaide Booksellers
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About the Seller
Adelaide Booksellers
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Daw Park, South Australia
About Adelaide Booksellers
Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookseller. Member ANZAAB.Founded in 1979, Adelaide Booksellers is one of Adelaide's oldest and most respected secondhand and antiquarian booksellers. Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers [ANZAAB]. Has Adelaide's most comprehensive selection of book on military history. Also a very good range of Australiana books, Childrens's Books, Art and History books.Something for every budget. Now primarily an online/telephone seller but open to the public by arrangement.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.