CRADLE DAYS OF NEW YORK (1609-1825)
by Macatamney, Hugh
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Drew & Lewis, Publishers, (1909).. (1909).. Good. - Octavo, tan cloth titled in gilt within a gilt frame on the front cover. The binding is soiled & heavily bumped & the head of the spine is chipped. iv , [vi] & pages 11-230. The pastedowns, endpapers & title are soiled with 2 owner's address labels & a partially erased red pencil notation on the front pastedown & 2 tears to the paper of the rear pastedown. The page edges are slightly darkened with the front margin of 1 leaf roughed & the bottom page corners in the rear third of the book creased. Black-and-white illustrations, including a frontispiece. Good only. <p>First edition.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7357
- Title
- CRADLE DAYS OF NEW YORK (1609-1825)
- Author
- Macatamney, Hugh
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Drew & Lewis, Publishers, (1909).
- Date Published
- (1909).
- Keywords
- NEW YORK STATE; NEW YORK CITY; HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY; CRADLE DAYS OF NEW YORK; HUGH MACATAMNEY; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
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Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...