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THE FOUNDATION OF THE TOWN OF READING IN PENNSYLVANIA
by NOLAN, J. Bennett:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Reading, PA: Edward Pengelly. 1929. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's original grey cloth with gilt titles to the spine and upper board. In dustwrapper. With a an envelope from the author tipped in on the flyleaf. Illustrated endpapers, with further illustrations throughout. A fine, tight and clean copy. The the contents, with some offsetting from the envelope, are otherwise clean throughout. In the very good original illustrated dustwrapper which is a little grubby to the extremities. Inscribed in black ink to the reverse of the frontispiece, reading:"To my friend E. Fabius / from / J Bennett Nolan / September 17th 1932". Provenance: from the library of Martin Stone. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17495
- Title
- THE FOUNDATION OF THE TOWN OF READING IN PENNSYLVANIA
- Author
- NOLAN, J. Bennett:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Reading, PA: Edward Pengelly. 1929
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York, North Yorkshire
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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