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Letters from New-York.
by Child, Maria
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/New
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1843. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 310pp. Half-morocco maroon boards, 5 raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Chipping to upper spine, partial fading to boards, light edgewear, text mildly age-toned, a very occasional spot in text, owner's name on front free endpaper,pencil notes on rear endpaper, binding is tight. A very sound copy in a very attractive binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003991
- Title
- Letters from New-York.
- Author
- Child, Maria
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1843
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Christian "NYC" Spirtual
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Geography;
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About the Seller
Old Bookshelf
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Wilmington, Delaware
About Old Bookshelf
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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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