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Recollections of Mr. James Lenox of New York and the Formation of His Library
by Henry Stevens
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry Stevens & Son, 1886. First Edition. Three quarter leather. Very good +. A very good plus first on large paper. Rebound. Three quarter leather with gilt lines, five raised bands, gilt title stamping. Some shelfwear, bottom right corner badly bumped. Top right corner worn heavily. Marbled endpapers. Pages are clean and bright on heavy paper. Deckled edges, wide margins. Binding is tight, sturdy and square. 211 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 inches tall, octavo. Includes the story the Mr. Lenox's pursuit of the Bay Psalm Book. "James Lenox (August 19, 1800 – February 17, 1880) was an American bibliophile and philanthropist. His collection of paintings and books eventually became known as the Lenox Library and in 1895 became part of the New York Public Library.'" ---Wikipedia
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- Uncommon Works
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 838
- Title
- Recollections of Mr. James Lenox of New York and the Formation of His Library
- Author
- Henry Stevens
- Format/Binding
- Three quarter leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Stevens & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Octavo
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- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
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