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Record of the Class of 1845 of Yale College, Containing Obituaries of Deceased, and Biographical Sketches of Surviving Members
by Crane, Oliver
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About This Item
New York: Jenkins & Thomas, Printers, 1881. First edition. Thick 8vo, 219pp. Illustrated with tipped in albumen portraits, errata slip tipped in at front. Blue cloth decorated in black and lettered in gilt. Boards just starting to fray at spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering remains bright. Front hinge starting, as usual with this title, pages a bit wavy from the weight of the photographs. Some paper residue from an old label on the front endpaper else clean internally. Very good.
Sound copy of this uncommon piece of Yale history, copiously illustrated with photographs. Notable alumni in this publication include Henry Carrington, James Tappan, and William B. Woods.
Sound copy of this uncommon piece of Yale history, copiously illustrated with photographs. Notable alumni in this publication include Henry Carrington, James Tappan, and William B. Woods.
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- Bookseller
- Peruse the Stacks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5924
- Title
- Record of the Class of 1845 of Yale College, Containing Obituaries of Deceased, and Biographical Sketches of Surviving Members
- Author
- Crane, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Thick 8vo, 219pp. Illustrated with tipped in albumen portraits, errata slip tipped in at front. Blue cloth decorated in black an
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Jenkins & Thomas, Printers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1881
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- First Edition
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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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