New York: G. P. Putnam & CO., 1855. Book. Good. Half-Leather. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Half-calf over pebble marble boards, all edges marble, matching marble endpapers. Contemporary inscription dated 1858. Engraved frontispiece, tissue, engraved title vignette, xvii, 539 pp. Calf rubbed, one spine label partially missing, small hole poked in spine leather. Foxing to front engravings, a few small waterstains to edges. Chipping to rear endpaper along edge. Hinges sound, book tightly bound. Internals very good. Good..

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Bookseller: Rose's Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 011485
Title: A VISIT TO INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN, IN THE YEAR 1853
Author: Taylor, Bayard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: G. P. Putnam & CO.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1855
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&

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Rose's Books, IOBA

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Rose's Books is an Internet-only rare and used book service, located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We publish and distribute scholarly imprints by Clock & Rose Press.

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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...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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...
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Vignette: A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...