A Second Visit to the United States of North America. (Lyell's Travels in the United States ) First US Edition in 2 Volumes, NF, 1850.
by Charles Lyell (1797- 1875)
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1850 Lyell's Travels in the United States. Very good+ to NF. A lovely set from a rural NH library where they were stored in the attic for the past 70 years. Small stencil '973 L' on lower spine in white, Attractive "Abbia Frances Burnahm Greenleaf Library" on verso of front covers, small pc. of blank white tape? and very old owner name in draft ink to the front end paper, AGL Franconia, NH bookplate to the rear verso, stamped twice August, 1974 and small sticker with "Do Not Circulate", no other stamps present. Entire textblocks are very clean and free of any kind of markings, save for occasional light foxing. Hinges are tight, tops of spines equally chipped chipped. Original blind-stamped brown covers with titles in gilt on spines. Dated 1850 on both title pages. Quite a nice set of this scarce early USA travel title.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Moose (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022877
- Title
- A Second Visit to the United States of North America. (Lyell's Travels in the United States ) First US Edition in 2 Volumes, NF, 1850.
- Author
- Charles Lyell (1797- 1875)
- Illustrator
- Assorted
- Format/Binding
- No Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1850
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Odds and Ends;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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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
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.