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The American Genealogist, Being a Catalogue of Family Histories: A Bibliography of American Genealogy or a List of the Title Pages of Books and Pamphlets on Family History, Published in America, from 1771 to Date
by Joel Munsell's Sons (prepared by)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, 1900. Former owner's bookplate on fep, and penciled name on ffep; Light pencil marks throughout; Usual age toning to endpages and edges, else textblock is clean and tight. All exterior page edges are lightly age-spotted; Soiled and scuffed binding; A five-inch tear in the front board gutter cloth has been reglued and repaired; Spine extremities are frayed and worn as are the board edges; Both front and rear boards are character-soiled; 406p.. Fifth Edition. Cloth. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB12805
- Title
- The American Genealogist, Being a Catalogue of Family Histories: A Bibliography of American Genealogy or a List of the Title Pages of Books and Pamphlets on Family History, Published in America, from 1771 to Date
- Author
- Joel Munsell's Sons (prepared by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Albany, NY
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Genealogy, American Genealogist, Family Histories, American Genealogy, Family History Pamphlets, American Family Histories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Genealogy;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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