Makers of American History ; Admiral Farragut
by Mahan, A.T
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
New York: The University Society, 1905. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 333pp. Blue cloth, gilt spine lettering. Spine moderately sunned, gilt lettering bright, owners bookplate on front pastedown, text is clean and sound, binding is tight.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003051
- Title
- Makers of American History ; Admiral Farragut
- Author
- Mahan, A.T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The University Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Navy Vicksburg Porter
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; Military; Biography;
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About the Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
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