The Life and Times of Charles Sumner. His Boyhood, Education, and Public Career
by Nason, Elias
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: B. B. Russell, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. [1], 356 pages. Frontispiece engraved portrait of Sumner. Green cloth hardcover with gilt signature on the front cover and gilt title on the spine. Cloth is edge worn and edge chipped on the spine and boards. Cloth is also rubbed on the covers. Previous owner inscription written on the front blank end paper. A fair copy only.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24910
- Title
- The Life and Times of Charles Sumner. His Boyhood, Education, and Public Career
- Author
- Nason, Elias
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- B. B. Russell
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1874
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
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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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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...