London: James Nisbet and Co, 1869. Half-Leather. Near Very Good. Another beautiful story of American Life by the Evangelical Author of "The Wide Wide World." Beautifully illustrated with 8 Full-Page Colour Plates. Frontis illustration "Dear Old Saw Mill". Contemporary Brown Calf Half-Leather Binding with Grey textured cloth covered boards and Leather Corners. 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Title on red Ground in 2nd compartment. A little Gilt Decoration. 670 Pages, 6 1/2" Tall, 540g. Very slight wear to cover. Attractive illustrated Bookplate on ffep with penciled note about the illustration of New York above. No other inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall

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Bookseller: Cornish Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016949
Title: Queechy (With Illustrations Printed in Colours)
Author: Wetherall, Elizabeth
Format/Binding: Half-Leather
Book Condition: Used - Near Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: James Nisbet and Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1869
Keywords: FICTION/CHILDREN'S FICTION/CLASSICS/CHILDREN'S CLASSICS/GIRLS & WOMEN/CHRISTIAN FICTION

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New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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...
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...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...