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Transatlantic Sketches; or, Travelling Reminiscences of the West Indies and United States.
by Wilson, Thomas
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Montreal: John Lovell, 1860. First Edition . Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 179pp. Red cloth, gilt spine lettering, errata slip bound-in at introductory page. Book is shaken, spine is loose, cover and endpapers are stained, text is age-toned, a few loose pages but is complete and surprisingly clean. a slightly illegible inscription on front free endpaper most likely reads "Presented to J.G. Johnstone Esq. with the author's compt, Montreal April 1860." An account of the author's observations and reflections on his trip to the West Indies and United States. A very scarce title that will need restoration.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003952
- Title
- Transatlantic Sketches; or, Travelling Reminiscences of the West Indies and United States.
- Author
- Wilson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Lovell
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1860
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- St Thomas" Cuba Barbados Slavery Boston "New York" Carribean
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Geography;
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Wilmington, Delaware
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
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