Eighty years progress of the United States: A family record of American industry, energy and enterprise: showing the various channesl of industry and education. . . .
de [FLINT, Charles L., McCAY, C.F., MERRIAM, J.C., & KETTEL, Thomas P.]
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Hartford, CT: L. Stebbins, 1869. Tall thick 8vo. xvi, [2], [19]-465, [15] pp., including publisher’s ads. Steel-engraved frontisp., illustrated title page, numerous steel-engraved plates, over 100 plates. Green publisher’s cloth, illustrated gilt vignette on front cover, gilt decorations & corners, gilt lettering on spine, marbled fore-edges of textblock (slight rubbing, very minor bumping to corners), still a VG bright copy, w/ former ownership signature on verso of ffep. First edition, early printing, of this excellent and well-illustrated work examining the technological, industrial, and economic progress of the United States through the Civil War. The work includes section on agriculture, cotton, sugar, steam engines, railroads, cotton & woolen manufacturing, silk industries, paper, fire arms, cutlery, hats, carriages, coaches, silver ware, leather, boots, choes, clocks, watches, fur trade, an extensive section on the sewing machine, and much more. Of interest is the section at the rear on hospitals, mental institutions, and prisons included at the end.
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- Eighty years progress of the United States: A family record of American industry, energy and enterprise: showing the various channesl of industry and education. . . .
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- [FLINT, Charles L., McCAY, C.F., MERRIAM, J.C., & KETTEL, Thomas P.]
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- L. Stebbins,
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- Hartford, CT:
- Fecha de publicación
- 1869.
- Palabras clave
- Economic History, Banking, Business, Consumer History, Commerce, 19th-century Imprints, Engravings, Farming, Agriculture, Steam Engines, Engineering, Railroads, Statistics, Commerce, Cotton, Wool, Textiles, Silk, Paper, Fire arms, Firearms, Cutlery, Silve
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We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
