GAZETTE PUBLICATIONS
by Brackenridge, Hugh Henry
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Carlisle: Printed by Alexander & Phillip, 1806. 348pp. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, leather label. Tanned, contemporary ownership markings on titlepage. Old ex-lib. rubberstamp on titlepage and another leaf. Upper forecorner of pp.329-330 torn and repaired, with loss of a few words. Good. An interesting collection of poetry and articles, both literary and historical, including a description of Pittsburgh "and the state of society at that place" during the 1780s. The author was the father of Henry M. Brackenridge and wrote a number of notable early American literary works, most famously MODERN CHIVALRY. "Apparently privately printed" - Sabin. Shaw & Shoemaker locate only seven copies of this scarce early Pennsylvania book. HOWES B689. SABIN 7188. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 10028. BAL 1313. STREETER SALE 990.
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- Seller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- WRCAM22176
- Title
- GAZETTE PUBLICATIONS
- Author
- Brackenridge, Hugh Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by Alexander & Phillip
- Place of Publication
- Carlisle
- Date Published
- 1806
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About the Seller
William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
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- 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...
- 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...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...