Berkeley: Houghton, Osgood & Co. , 1878. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 309 pages. 4 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. Illustration on frontis with tissue. Black cloth binding, gilt lettering on spine , top edge of text block gilt. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD+: light wear to covers, top spine end lightly cracked at edges, several water spots to covers, corners worn, edges of text block lightly yellowed, first few pages lightly foxed rest of pages clean, binding tight, inscription in ink on second ffep.

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2134
Title: MEMOIR OF WILLIAM FRANCIS BARTLETT
Author: Francis Winthrop Palfrey
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Houghton, Osgood & Co.
Place of Publication: Berkeley
Date Published: 1878
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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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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,...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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...
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...
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...