AMERICAN AUTHORS AND BOOKS, 1640-1940
by Burke, W. J. and Howe, Will D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Gramercy Publishing Company (1943) 858 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Top corner of front cover bumped; small bump to foredge of front cover right below top corner. DJ has wear and tear to edges w/ small pieces missing along edges. Moderately soiled and rubbed. Small paper lift to last part of publisher on spine. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20592JL
- Title
- AMERICAN AUTHORS AND BOOKS, 1640-1940
- Author
- Burke, W. J. and Howe, Will D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Gramercy Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- JOURNALISM AMERICAN AUTHORS BIOGRAPHY AMERICAN BOOKS LITERATURE REFERENCE BOOKS 1640 1940 FICTION WRITERS AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Journalism;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.