The History of Pike County, Missouri; An Encyclopedia of Useful Information, and a Compendium of Facts
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Olympia, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Des Moines: Mills & Company, 1883. Book. Fair. Full-Leather. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. oxblood leather with gilt titles and decorations. page edges marbled. binding shaken - first gather of title page and some blank endpapers is detached. rear hinge weak but not separated. rubs all around, corner wear, some missing chips at the spine. 1038 pp..
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- Bookseller
- Milliway's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2.293
- Title
- The History of Pike County, Missouri; An Encyclopedia of Useful Information, and a Compendium of Facts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Mills & Company
- Place of Publication
- Des Moines
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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Milliway's Books
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About the Seller
Milliway's Books
Biblio member since 2005
Olympia, Washington
About Milliway's Books
general stock with focus on non-fiction and scientific/technical.
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...