Travels in North America in the Years 1827 and 1828. 3 Volumes
by Hall, Captain Basil (Royal Navy)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh / London: Printed for Cadell & Co. / Simpkin and Marshall, 1829. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in full dark blue calf with spines and board edges stamped and decorated in gilt. Gilt stamped spine labels are rubbed and chipped, more than half gilt lost but impressions still legible. Boards are rubbed at the heads, heels, extremities, and bottom edges. Volume one has a separated front inner hinge. Volume two front inner hinge has started but is holding. Marbled endpapers. Fold-out map in color bound in to volume one. Three tables on one fold-out sheet bound in to volume three
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- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9021127
- Title
- Travels in North America in the Years 1827 and 1828. 3 Volumes
- Author
- Hall, Captain Basil (Royal Navy)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Printed for Cadell & Co. / Simpkin and Marshall
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh / London
- Date Published
- 1829
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...