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What a Boy Saw in the Army: A Story of Sight-Seeing and Adventure in the War for the Union
by Young, Jesse Bowman
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1894. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Frank Beard. Hardcover, no DJ, 399 pages, 100 line illus. by Frank Beard, all edges of text block bright gold gilt, 9 1/2 x 7"". Maroon board binding w/ extensive stamped designs & gold gilt lettering & oval title frame on front, gold lettering on spine. Binding Fair, esp. for age- light soil, some rubbing, edge wear, frays, corner bumps, spine title block (2"" x 2"") partly separated from spine. Front & back boards were separated, but at one time appear to have been professionally re- hinged w/ flexible hinge strips placed under existing & handsome peacock feather design endpapers- nicely done. All gilt on cover & spine is crisp & intact. Despite flaws noted, overall this copy displays quite well. Text itself is VG; only light toning- tight, clean, unmarked, w/ no cracks in text block.
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- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 421
- Title
- What a Boy Saw in the Army: A Story of Sight-Seeing and Adventure in the War for the Union
- Author
- Young, Jesse Bowman
- Illustrator
- Frank Beard
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hunt & Eaton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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