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CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY, FROM THE YEAR 1748 TO 1765. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY SKETCH OF EVENTS FROM ITS ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT -- VOLUME II ONLY
by Minot, George Richards
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Mass: James White & Co. (by Manning & Loring), 1803. Leather-bound. Good. NOTE: Volume II Only: Octavo. Contemporary tree calf. Rubbing to extremities. Probable replacement boards 1/8 inch too long for spine, at both top and bottom. Red contrasting spine label, double ruled in gilt, with circular red & gilt volume label, lettered in gilt to one of the six compartments. Pastedown endpaper shows several library stickers -- an old one from the Boston Library (Franklin Place), over a "Rules of The Boston Library". Pages on supple, nice-quality laid paper. Very light toning to text block.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86845
- Title
- CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY, FROM THE YEAR 1748 TO 1765. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY SKETCH OF EVENTS FROM ITS ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT -- VOLUME II ONLY
- Author
- Minot, George Richards
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James White & Co. (by Manning & Loring)
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass
- Date Published
- 1803
- Keywords
- American History, Massachusetts History, Governor Shirley, Native Americans, Judge Minot
- Bookseller catalogs
- AMERICANA;
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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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