Jottings From The Pacific, No. 2: The Tonga Islands And Other Groups
by Adams, Emma H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Oakland, Cal: Pacific Press Publishing Company, c. 1890. HB. Blue cloth, gilt and black lettering on front cover and spine, black illustration on front cover, 12mo, 160 pp. Green patterned endpapers. Illustrated frontis plus 8 plates within text. Owner's name front paste-down and ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. Covers show minor edge wear, soiling. Book condition VG-.
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- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EI5848
- Title
- Jottings From The Pacific, No. 2: The Tonga Islands And Other Groups
- Author
- Adams, Emma H
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pacific Press Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Oakland, Cal
- Date Published
- c. 1890
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- History;
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
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Ontario, Wisconsin
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...