The Illustrated Family Christian Almanac 1855
by Wright, Samuel H
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Tract Society, 1855. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. Elaborately illustrated black and white printed sewn wraps (paperback). 48 pp.plus ads on rear panel recto and verso. Illustrated with about half a dozen steel engravings. A very tight, apparently unread, very crisp, fresh, bright, clean, stiff, square, internally unmarked volume.Small neatly penned library number sticker at inside corner of front panel (removable with careful conservation), but NO other markings. A remarkably fresh and crisply preserved example of a very fragile item. Near fine..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09565
- Title
- The Illustrated Family Christian Almanac 1855
- Author
- Wright, Samuel H
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- American Tract Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- ALMANAC, ILLUSTRATED, ILLUSTRATION, AMERICAN, AMERICA, CHRISTIAN, RELIGIOUS, 1855, TRACT, CHRISTIANITY, FAMILY, PAMPHLET, BROCHURE, REFERENCE, CYCLOPEDIA,
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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