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John Quincy Adams and the Foundation of American Foreign Policy & the Union (2 Volumes)
by Bemis, Samuel Flagg
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No dustjacket as issued
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Easton Press, 1987-01-01. First THUS. Leather Bound. Very Good/No dustjacket as issued. 2-volume set bound in leather, in very good+ condition. Gilt embellishments and titles; all edges gilt. Light gold satin ribbon sewn in as bookmark for both volumes. Collector's Notes and adhesive bookplate laid in for both volumes. Five raised bands on each spine. Sharp-cornered text blocks.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPbemJQA
- Title
- John Quincy Adams and the Foundation of American Foreign Policy & the Union (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Bemis, Samuel Flagg
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First THUS
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Date Published
- 1987-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
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