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Keel and Saddle: A Retrospect Forty Years of Military and Naval Service
by Revere, Joseph W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James W. Osgood, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. [1], xiv, 360 pages, [1]. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt illustration on the front cover and gilt title on the spine. Binding has a slant. Front hinge cracked. Edge wear to the cloth head and base of the spine. Occasional brown spots to the text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25642
- Title
- Keel and Saddle: A Retrospect Forty Years of Military and Naval Service
- Author
- Revere, Joseph W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James W. Osgood
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- Navy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
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