Voyage of the United States Frigate Potomac, Under the Command of Commodore John Downes, During the Circumnavigation of the Globe, in the Years 1831, 1832, 1833, and 1834
de Reynolds, J. N
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- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good
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Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (9"x6"). 553pp. +meteorological tables & ads. Red cloth-covered boards with giltstamped title & borders. Slightly cocked & sun-darkened spine; very small tears to spine extremes. Small discolored spots to boards. Previous owner's bookplate to front pdep. Toned & foxed. Professional paper repair to first 2 pages. Several etchings, three fold-outs with tissue: one w. 1/2" closed tear, one w. 2" closed tear, one separated at fold. Lower hinge cracked (at p28 of ads), 3" tear to lower hinge endpaper. Subtitled: Including a Particular Account of the Engagement at Quallah-Battoo on the Coast of Sumatra; with all the Official Documents Relating to the Same.
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- Downtown Books & News
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 3829
- Título
- Voyage of the United States Frigate Potomac, Under the Command of Commodore John Downes, During the Circumnavigation of the Globe, in the Years 1831, 1832, 1833, and 1834
- Autor
- Reynolds, J. N
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Harper & Brothers
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1835
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
