Aphorisms of the three threes
by Towne, Edward Owings
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company, 1887. Hardcover. 47p., original brown cloth boards, illustrations and titling in gilt, third edition, boards heavily soiled foxed, and damp stained, resulting on discoloration, head of spine slightly chipped, pages browning, damage does not migrate onto pages, pencil notation on free endpaper, some pencil marginalia throughout. Edward Townings was a playwright, novelist, and poet.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 286799
- Title
- Aphorisms of the three threes
- Author
- Towne, Edward Owings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles H. Kerr & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1887
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Play plays drama; Charles Kerr Publishing Company; 1880s;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...