THE ECLECTIC MAGAZINE OF FOREIGN LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. September to December, 1859
by Bidwell. W.H., editor
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New-York: W. H. Bidwell, 1859. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 284pp., illustrated with steel engraved plates. Tissue guards. Bound in quarter sheep and cloth. Title in gilt on spine. The plates and tissue guards are foxed, with some transferring to the page opposite. Some soiling to the boards. Hinges and joints firm. Light soiling to the paste downs. A blank front end paper has the lower third torn away. Text clean. A Very Good Copy. ***Plates of Mary Queen of Scots, Von Humbolt, Queen Elizabeth, Rufus Choate, Luther, Rev. Alexander.***.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000932
- Title
- THE ECLECTIC MAGAZINE OF FOREIGN LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. September to December, 1859
- Author
- Bidwell. W.H., editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- W. H. Bidwell
- Place of Publication
- New-York
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- Natale, American, Literature, 19th, century, Victorian,
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Rougemont, North Carolina
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...