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Treasury of Thought: forming an encyclopædia of quotations from ancient and modern authors.
by Ballou, Maturin M
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good condition with edge wear to spine ends and lower edge. Lower page ends are damp stained, and the stain does not permeate to
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Boston.: James Osgood., 1872. 1st Edition.. Publisher’s green cloth over beveled boards, gilt titles.. Good condition with edge wear to spine ends and lower edge. Lower page ends are damp stained, and the stain does not permeate to the interior of the pages. Slight wrinkling to front endpapers. The gathering containing pages 355-368 is separated from the other gatherings, but the binding is otherwise tight.. 8vo., 24.3x15.5 cm.. weight: 2.8 lb
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355753
- Title
- Treasury of Thought: forming an encyclopædia of quotations from ancient and modern authors.
- Author
- Ballou, Maturin M
- Format/Binding
- Publisher’s green cloth over beveled boards, gilt titles.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good condition with edge wear to spine ends and lower edge. Lower page ends are damp stained, and the stain does not permeate to
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James Osgood.
- Place of Publication
- Boston.
- Date Published
- 1872
- Pages
- xii, 579 pp.
- Size
- 8vo., 24.3x15.5 cm.
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Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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