Stand by the Union (The Blue and the gray series :)
by Oliver Optic
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust jacket
- Seller
-
San Diego, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Lee and Shepard, 1894. Hardcover. Good/No Dust jacket. Edition of 1892. Front hinge professionally repaired with book binding tape. Text clean and unmarked, tissue guard present. Blue and gray cloth with gold gilt decoration. Pronounced rubbing to corners and edges of spine. A better than good reading copy. Trust an experienced independent bookseller since 1988. Orders are shipped daily via USPS with delivery confirmation.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Prince and Pauper
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 104702
- Title
- Stand by the Union (The Blue and the gray series :)
- Author
- Oliver Optic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lee and Shepard
- Date Published
- 1894
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Series;
Terms of Sale
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Within 10 days if not as described. Buyer must contact us to make arrangements.
About the Seller
The Prince and Pauper
Biblio member since 2007
San Diego, California
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Independent Bookseller
- A proud, but humble professional practitioner of the venerable tradition of book purveying. The independent bookseller hand...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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