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A COLLECTION OF FORMS, ADAPTED TO THE USE OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, PUBLIC NOTARIES, SHERIFF'S AND CONSTABLES, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TOWN COUNCILS, EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, COURTS OF PROBATE, AND MILITARY OFFICERS, TOGETHER WITH MISCELLANEOUS FORMS; MAKING EVERY MAN HIS OWN CONVEYANCER: CONFORMABLE TO THE LAWS AND USAGES OF THE STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Providence: John Miller, 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 352 pages; G-; Bound in full brown sheep skin with red morocco spine label with gilt lettering; Mild warping to head and tail of spine, three-inch split along bottom of rear joint, moderate bumping and rubbing to corners, slight shelf wear to edges, moderate soiling to boards and spine, and leather peeling from boards; Moderate age toning to text block, moderate uneven age toning to pages throughout, slight uneven foxing o pages throughout, minimal damp staining to front pastedown and ffep, bfep tearing from hinge, and back pastedown tearing from board. Sabin 70564. RWO. 1364796. Special Collections.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1364796
- Title
- A COLLECTION OF FORMS, ADAPTED TO THE USE OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, PUBLIC NOTARIES, SHERIFF'S AND CONSTABLES, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TOWN COUNCILS, EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, COURTS OF PROBATE, AND MILITARY OFFICERS, TOGETHER WITH MISCELLANEOUS FORMS; MAKING EVERY MAN HIS OWN CONVEYANCER: CONFORMABLE TO THE LAWS AND USAGES OF THE STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Miller
- Place of Publication
- Providence
- Date Published
- 1824
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have a large internet presence including this website, Amazon, and Ebay, accredited appraisals member ASA, and an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
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