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Georgia Scenes Characters, Incidents, Etc. , in the First Half Century of the Republic
by A Native Georgian
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. Good. 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Good hardcover, spine cloth is mostly chipped off and there is some sticker residue on the front and rear boards. There is a previous owner's name on the title page. Board edges and corner tips are worn through. There is a presentation bookplate on the front pastedown. Binding is tight and text is clean. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 214 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Elders Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38009
- Title
- Georgia Scenes Characters, Incidents, Etc. , in the First Half Century of the Republic
- Author
- A Native Georgian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1840
- Bookseller catalogs
- Georgia;
Terms of Sale
Elders Bookstore
Returns by permission only, shipping costs are not included in any refunds. Restocking charges may apply, if item is accepted for return.
About the Seller
Elders Bookstore
Biblio member since 2006
Nashville, Tennessee
About Elders Bookstore
In business in Nashville, Tennessee for nearly 80 years, we specialize in rare and collectible books. We have an extensive Tennessee, Southern and Civil War inventory. Lots of Genealogy and Family History material. Southern Literature, Signed 1st editions, and Children's books. Come see us when you are in Nashville. Our store hours are 10am - 3-pm CST Monday through Saturday.
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...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
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