Memoir of the Life of Josiah Quincy Jun. of Massachusetts
by Quincy, Josiah
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Cummings, Hilliard & Company, 1825. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 23.5 x 15 cm. viii 498pp. Bound in to 3/4 dark leather. Gilt spine lettering, marble endpapers. Facsimile letter at page 205. Seperate title page for "Observations ont he Acts of Parliament Commonly called the Boston Port-Bill with thoughts on civil society and standing armies by Josiah Quincy", Boston 1774, at page 355 .Scuffing to covers. Front gutter starting but binding remains tight. One of the front free endpapers is missing.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70687
- Title
- Memoir of the Life of Josiah Quincy Jun. of Massachusetts
- Author
- Quincy, Josiah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Cummings, Hilliard & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1825
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
Terms of Sale
Midway Used and Rare Books
Domestic shipping is USPS media rate for $6.00 with delivery confirmation. MINNESOTA residents-please add 7.875% Sales Tax.
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.Overseas Orders: -billed for exact shipping charges. We prefer INSURED Parcel Post -- buyer assumes all risk of uninsured shipment including mail theft, loss, or damage. INTERNATIONAL: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipients country.
About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
St. Paul, Minnesota
About Midway Used and Rare Books
Midway Bookstore was established in 1965. We have an open shop overflowing with tens of thousands of used, rare, and out of print books. As a general used bookstore, our stock encompasses all subject areas with a strong emphasis on Art, Illustrated books, History and Photography. You can contact us via e-mail or phone. Keep checking our inventory--we are always adding new titles!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....