HARPER'S STORY BOOKS a series of narratives ... embellished with numerous and beautiful engravings
by Abbott, Jacob 07d
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG book. Early rebind in half dark brown morocco. Square 8vo.
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Harper. VG book. Early rebind in half dark brown morocco. Square 8vo.. 1856. Hardcover. VG book. Identically marbled boards & eps. (4) raised spine ribs. Title in gilt on 2nd spine panel. Bright & clean & tight. . The book is subdivided into three different books. "THE ENGINEER or How To Travel in the Woods", "RAMBLES AMONG THE ALPS" with an 1854 cp date & "THE THREE GOLD DOLLARS". Each with an engraved tp, table of contents and from 15-20 engraving, some full page. Very nice inside, clean & bright, mild aging but no other type of stain. "RAMBLES" contains sections on Mt Blanc, Chamouny, glaciers. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001349
- Title
- HARPER'S STORY BOOKS a series of narratives ... embellished with numerous and beautiful engravings
- Author
- Abbott, Jacob 07d
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG book. Early rebind in half dark brown morocco. Square 8vo.
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- VG book. Identically marbled boards & eps. (4) raised spine ribs., Title in gilt on 2nd spine panel. Bright & clean & tight., Mt Blanc, chamonix, glacier, mountain, 02c
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....