The New World Compared with the Old: A Description of the American Government, Institutions, and Enterprises, and Those of Our Great Rivals At the Present Time, Particularly England and France
by Townsend, Geo. Alfred
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, musty, shaken, some foxing.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hartford, CT: S. M. Betts and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, musty, shaken, some foxing.. 1870. Hardcover. Brown beveled cloth with author facsimile signature stamped on front boards in gilt and title stamped on spine in gilt. 80 engravings. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 663 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36449
- Title
- The New World Compared with the Old: A Description of the American Government, Institutions, and Enterprises, and Those of Our Great Rivals At the Present Time, Particularly England and France
- Author
- Townsend, Geo. Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, musty, shaken, some foxing.
- Publisher
- S. M. Betts and Company
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, CT
- Date Published
- 1870
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Beveled
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- Shaken
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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....
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...