Harper's Story Books: The Little Louvre; or, The Boys' and Girls' Gallery of Pictures
by Abbott, Jacob
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Bath, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. Blind stamped red board covers soiled and edge worn and warped in a front to back curve. Cloth over spine wrinkled and worn. Foxing, pages worn, one page torn, children's pencil notes and drawings on end papers. First day (Sunday) School book plate, hinges cracked, spine beginning to separate from back of text block, ffe missing. . Poor. Hardcover. 1855.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 085897
- Title
- Harper's Story Books: The Little Louvre; or, The Boys' and Girls' Gallery of Pictures
- Author
- Abbott, Jacob
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- ART; JUVENILE LITERATURE; CHILDREN'S ART HISTORY; ENGRAVINGS;
Terms of Sale
Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
Biblio member since 2013
Bath, Maine
About Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
We got started selling online as Vintage Quaker Books in 2013 and opened a storefront under the name The Corner Bookshop in 2020. Vintage Quaker Books sells books by, for, and about Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) and a variety of other Christian books. The Corner Bookshop is a general used bookstore located in a cozy basement under/behind the main shopping street of Front Street in Bath, Maine.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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