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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith; Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]
de Moir, David Macbeth
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good +
- Librería
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: J. & J. Harper, 1828. Hard Cover. Good +. xii, [13]-223 p.; 19 cm. Contemporary calf spine with six spine compartments between double gilt rules; red morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Mansie Wauch. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges speckled. Remains of old paper label at head of spine and call number in white at tail. In ink on the title page in an old hand, following the title "By Mr Moir." At head of title page in another hand: "To the UPS from Hiester H. Muhlenberg of Reading Pa." Hiester H. Muhlenberg (1812-1886) graduated from Dickinson College in 1829 and practiced medicine in Reading; later he became a banker. A bookplate and inscriptions on the front fixed endpaper indicate that Muhlenberg gave the book to the Union Philosophical Society of Dickinson College in 1837. Title page also bears the embossed stamp of the Dickinson College Library. The half title page has been altered in ink to read: The Life of John W. Waugh. A very scarce American edition of this work by the Scottish doctor David Macbeth Moir (1798-1851). In Good+ Condition: ex-library, as described above; corners rubbed; lower corner of last page of text lacking, without loss of text; soiling and foxing; otherwise, pages are clean and tight.
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- Librería
- Classic Books and Ephemera
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 001976
- Título
- The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith; Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]
- Autor
- Moir, David Macbeth
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hard Cover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- J. & J. Harper
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1828
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Humor; Biography & Autobiography;
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Classic Books and Ephemera
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Classic Books and Ephemera
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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