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University of Pennsylvania: Its History, Influence, Equipment and Characteristics with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Founders, Benefactors, Officers and Alumni
by Cheyney, Edward Potts; Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson, editors
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: R. Herndon Co, 1901. Hardcover. Good +. Introduction by William T. Harris. xii, 491 p., frontispiece and one leaf of a plate: many full-page and in-text illustrations; 31 cm. Half calf with six spine compartments between raised bands and gilt-tooled spine title. Dark brown morocco-grain cloth over boards with gilt-tooled cover title and emblem. All page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Title page in red and black. Includes indices. Part of a series by the publisher called Universities and Their Sons; editor in chief Joshua L. Chamberlain. The majority of the book consists of biographical sketches and portraits of the founders and alumni. A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority international. In Good+ Condition: leather is rubbed; some loss at ends of spine; internally clean and bright.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005523
- Title
- University of Pennsylvania: Its History, Influence, Equipment and Characteristics with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Founders, Benefactors, Officers and Alumni
- Author
- Cheyney, Edward Potts; Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson, editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- R. Herndon Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1901
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; Pennsylvania;
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About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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