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Life and Reminiscences of Jefferson Davis by Distinguished Men Of His Time
by John Daniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Original blue cloth. Copyright 1890. 490 pages. 17 illustrations/engravings. Binding is sound and square with top edge gilt. Tips and edges have very limited wear, if any. Boards have some mild discoloration and shelf wear. Rear pastedown gutter is cracked but tightly bound. Title and publisher's information has rubbed off in some spots on the spine. Ownership inscription on rear flyleaf. No other writings or markings.
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- Bookseller
- EGR books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3485
- Title
- Life and Reminiscences of Jefferson Davis by Distinguished Men Of His Time
- Author
- John Daniel
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R. H. Woodward & Company
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1890
- Pages
- 490 pages
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
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