LETTERS of J DOWNING, MAJOR, DOWNINGVILLE MILITIA, Second Brigade, to his old friend Mr Dwight of the New York Daily
de [Davis, Charles Augustus] 03f
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- GOOD book. VG inside. Original green cloth, paper spine label.
- Librería
-
Lyndonville, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
NY: Harper. GOOD book. VG inside. Original green cloth, paper spine label.. 1834. 1st edition.. Hardcover. GOOD book. Worn, sunned cover. Outer hinges cracking, hinges still sound. Tight binding. 1st ed, 2nd state, with 29 letters. . BAL 4494. The 1st ed of this book with only 29 letters, all later editions had more letters. BAL also states this the 1st ed but 2nd state because the engraved tp with "(as seen through Mr Van Buren's spectacles)". 245 numbered text pages, a blank, then a 3 leaf appendix oddly numbered (235) - 240, then 16pp ads. Illustrated by a frontis, engraved 2nd tp & 6 tipped in plates. Most pages lightly foxed but no aging, soiling or marginalia. Original paper spine label clearly reads "Major Downing's Letters to Dwight". .
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Detalles
- Librería
- Quiet Friends (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 002611
- Título
- LETTERS of J DOWNING, MAJOR, DOWNINGVILLE MILITIA, Second Brigade, to his old friend Mr Dwight of the New York Daily
- Autor
- [Davis, Charles Augustus] 03f
- Ilustrador
- Frontis, tp & 6 plates.
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - GOOD book. VG inside. Original green cloth, paper spine label.
- Edición
- 1st edition.
- Editorial
- Harper
- Lugar de publicación
- NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 1834
- Palabras clave
- GOOD book. Worn, sunned cover. Outer hinges cracking, hinges still, sound. Tight binding. 1st ed, 2nd state, with 29 letters.
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Sobre el vendedor
Quiet Friends
Miembro de Biblio desde 2008
Lyndonville, New York
Sobre Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...