Life of Josiah Quincy of Massachusetts
de Quincy, Edmund
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. First edition. 12mo. Green cloth binding with blindstamped decoration, gold titles. 560 pp. Frontispiece engraving of Josiah Quincy with additional engraving of Quincy. Josiah Quincy (1772-1864) was a Congressman, judge of the Massachusetts municipal court, state representative, mayor of Boston and president of Harvard College. As Mayor he played a central role in making Boston a modern city. Watermarks to endpapers, boards skewed, 2" tear at outside hinge, wear top and bottom of spine. Front hinge reinforced with archival tape. Antique ex-library, purchased directly from the historical collection of one of the USA's oldest instiutions and bearing its hand-numbered and hand-dated bookplate. Invaluable book for understanding the political history of Boston, Massachusetts and New England. Good minus condition..
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 003403
- Título
- Life of Josiah Quincy of Massachusetts
- Autor
- Quincy, Edmund
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Ticknor and Fields
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1867
- Tamaño
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Palabras clave
- MAYOR OF BOSTON PRESIDENT HARVARD COLLEGE
- Catálogos del vendedor
- New England;
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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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....
