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HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK: IT'S ORIGIN, RISE AND PROGRESS [TWO VOLUMES]
by Lamb, Martha J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York and Chicago: A.S. Barnes and Company. Mixed Editions. Hardcover. Quarto, two volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Half bound with dark brown leather spines bearing gilt lettering and raised bands to the spines. Marbled boards have moderate wear including slight sunning and scratches to the spines. Slight sunning to the head/tail edges. Chipping to the fore corners. Text blocks have marbled edges and end papers. Cracking to head/tail edges with tape mends to the front end paper to volume one. Light pencil to verso to the front end paper to volume one. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Interiors slightly age toned. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case.
CONTENTS: Vol. One, "Embracing the Period Prior to the Revolution, Closing in 1774", iv, x, xiii, 358 pages, 1877 -- Vol. Two, "Embracing the Century of National Independence, Closing in 1876, iv, x, xiii, [387], 1880"
Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1377608. FP New Rockville Stock.
CONTENTS: Vol. One, "Embracing the Period Prior to the Revolution, Closing in 1774", iv, x, xiii, 358 pages, 1877 -- Vol. Two, "Embracing the Century of National Independence, Closing in 1876, iv, x, xiii, [387], 1880"
Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1377608. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1377608
- Title
- HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK: IT'S ORIGIN, RISE AND PROGRESS [TWO VOLUMES]
- Author
- Lamb, Martha J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Mixed Editions
- Publisher
- A.S. Barnes and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York and Chicago
- Keywords
- New York City
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Marbled boards
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Half Bound
- ...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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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