The Constitution and By-laws of the Charitable Irish Society of Boston (Instituted 1737) Adopted March 17th, 1876. With A List Of Officers And Members, And Many Interesting Extracts From The Original Records Of The Society, -Together With The Act Of Incorporation, And James Boyd's Centennial Anniversary Address, March 17, 1837
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James F. Cotter & Co., Printers, [1876]. HB. Green blindstamped, pebbled cloth, gilt lettering on front cover, 12 mo., 142 pp. Presentation copy from Thomas J. Gargan, a member of the committee that revised the constitution, signed by him on the front paste-down. Presented to Walter Adams, with his bookplate on front paste-down. Frontis illustration with tissue guard plus other illustrations within text. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show very light edge wear. Book condition VG+.
Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EF5765
- Title
- The Constitution and By-laws of the Charitable Irish Society of Boston (Instituted 1737) Adopted March 17th, 1876. With A List Of Officers And Members, And Many Interesting Extracts From The Original Records Of The Society, -Together With The Act Of Incorporation, And James Boyd's Centennial Anniversary Address, March 17, 1837
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James F. Cotter & Co., Printers
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- [1876]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ireland;
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
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Ontario, Wisconsin
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- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...