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A Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men of the State of Indiana. With Many Portrait-Illustrations on Steel, Engraved Expressly for This Work. Two Volumes
by Anonymous
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1880. Two thick quarto volumes, arranged by congressional district, and paged separately. SCARCE in commerce as the complete set. Very Good in original pebbled calf with decorative embossing white moire silk end papers, all edges gilt, numerous engraved portraits with tissue guards. Very Good, rubbed at edges and corners, corners bumped, scattered foxing associated mainly with tissue guards. A quite handsome set that will require extra postage for priority and international mail. . First Edition. Pebbled Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Thick 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008483
- Title
- A Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men of the State of Indiana. With Many Portrait-Illustrations on Steel, Engraved Expressly for This Work. Two Volumes
- Author
- Anonymous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Western Biographical Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1880
- Size
- Thick 4to - over 9¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. History; Indiana History; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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