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THE AMERICAN SENATOR
by Trollope, Anthony
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Detroit: Craig and Taylor, Publishers, 1877. early American ed.. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, royal blue cloth covers with gilt titles and decorations, rear cover stamped in blind with elaborate publisher's device. Brown endpapers. 420 pages. Former owner name and city (Chicago) and date (May 20. 80) on half-title page in ink. Rear hinge cracked. Wear at head and foot of spine, and scratch near center of spine. A little spotting on rear cover. Gilt on front cover is bright, spine is a little dull. The first American edition was published by Harper and Brothers in paper wrappers in 1877. According to Smith,( p. 214), The Belford Brothers published the first Canadian edition in hardcover, also in 1877, and provided sheets (and a new state of the title page) to the Craig and Taylor firm in Detroit. Thus, it may be that this is the first U.S. edition in hardcover.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000014342
- Title
- THE AMERICAN SENATOR
- Author
- Trollope, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- early American ed.
- Publisher
- Craig and Taylor, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Detroit
- Date Published
- 1877
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Alkahest Books
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Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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