CALEB IN THE COUNTRY: Story for Children
by (Abbott, Jacob)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1839. First edition. A little book of life lessons for children. Frontis black-and-white scenic plate, tissue protected. Gift inscription, boards slightly soiled, touch of rubbing to edges and corners, foxed throughout, otherwise very good. Scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47756
- Title
- CALEB IN THE COUNTRY: Story for Children
- Author
- (Abbott, Jacob)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Crocker & Brewster
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1839
- Bookseller catalogs
- CHILDREN'S BOOKS;
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About the Seller
Quill & Brush
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Middletown, Maryland
About Quill & Brush
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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.