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EARLY AMERICAN BOOK ILLUSTRATORS AND WOOD ENGRAVERS, 1670-1870: Volume I-Main Catalogue + Volume II-Supplement
by Hamilton, Sinclair
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1968. Second printing. Original Cloth. Very Good. Two volumes, quarto. pp: xlvii, (i), 265 with index, 124 illustrations; xv, 178 with index, 51 illustrations. Bound in brown buckram, gilt lettering on spine and decorated title on cover. 11.25" x 8.5" Volumes I and II are dated 1968.
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Details
- Bookseller
- R & A Petrilla
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039298
- Title
- EARLY AMERICAN BOOK ILLUSTRATORS AND WOOD ENGRAVERS, 1670-1870: Volume I-Main Catalogue + Volume II-Supplement
- Author
- Hamilton, Sinclair
- Format/Binding
- Original Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- woodcuts; wood engravings; engravers; book illustrators
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books; Art;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
R & A Petrilla
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About the Seller
R & A Petrilla
Biblio member since 2004
Roosevelt, New Jersey
About R & A Petrilla
Established 1970, we are generalist antiquarian booksellers. We specialize in old and unusual books, manuscripts, and ephemera. We no longer sell at book fairs. Please see the catalogs on our website, or browse our stock for your interests. We are grateful for your orders. Thank you. -- Bob & Alison Petrilla Professional affiliations: American Antiquarian Society, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Library Company of Philadelphia, Philobiblon Club.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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