APPLETONS' CYCLOPAEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY - SIX VOLUME SET COMPLETE
by Wilson, James & Fiske, John (editors)
- Used
- Condition
- good, full calf, (hardcover) - SEE CONDITION NOTE
- Seller
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Walpole, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1888. HC. good, full calf, (hardcover) - SEE CONDITION NOTE. B&W illustrations. CONDITION NOTE - CALF LEATHER WORN TOP/BOTTOM OF SPINES, and some external separation on hinges. Internally hinges are tight, endpapers not cracked. Happy to provide images. Extra shipping may be required. An invaluable set to the collector of 19th century paper for identification of signatures and personalities thus bringing importance and value to documents or stock certificates. A reference book that along with the Dictionary of American Biography should be in the scripophilist's library. Sold working set with wear to spines and edges of all covers. 6 volumes.
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- Bookseller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS002159I
- Title
- APPLETONS' CYCLOPAEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY - SIX VOLUME SET COMPLETE
- Author
- Wilson, James & Fiske, John (editors)
- Illustrator
- B&W illustrations
- Format/Binding
- HC
- Book Condition
- Used - good, full calf, (hardcover) - SEE CONDITION NOTE
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ray Boas, Bookseller
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Walpole, New Hampshire
About Ray Boas, Bookseller
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cracked
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.