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Illustrated School History of the United States and the Adjacent Parts of America, From the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time:(etc)
by Quackenbos, G.P., A.M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1864. First published in 1857, this history by George Payne Quackenbos (1826-1881) went to several editions. This is a very Good copy of a reprint from seven years later, part of a series of school primers in various subjects. Green cloth binding with black spine that is stamped nicely with gilt lettering. Clean text; 460 pages, plus a twenty-page addenda containing Delaration of Independence, Constitution, and a Chronological Record; followed by eight pages of publisher's adverts. The endpapers are slso ads, and another ad, for an English grammar, has been tipped-in. There are numerous illustrations, in both black-and-white and colour. The rear endpaper has a contemporary previous-owner signature. Scuffs and soiling, but still a sturdy volume, and fascinating due to its publication during the American Civil War.. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004248
- Title
- Illustrated School History of the United States and the Adjacent Parts of America, From the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time:(etc)
- Author
- Quackenbos, G.P., A.M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
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