WALTHAM, PAST AND PRESENT; AND ITS INDUSTRIES. WITH AN HISTORICAL
de LEWIS, Thomas
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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1879. [LEWIS, Thomas, photographer] NELSON, Charles A. WALTHAM, PAST AND PRESENT; AND ITS INDUSTRIES. WITH AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WATERTOWN FROM ITS SETTLEMENT IN 1630 TO THE INCORPORATION OF WALTHAM, JANUARY 15, 1738. Cambridge: Thomas Lewis, 1879. 152 pp. + 55 albumen photo images (mostly two per page). 8vo.,Trade edition (somewhat smaller than the original limited edition as the text pages have been trimmed so as to be even with the albumen photos). The binding is a small replica of the binding of the limited edition with the same beveled edges, brown cloth and gilt staming. Spine is gone and reinforced with tape. Hinges also internally reinforced. Many pages loose as the binding has not held. Edges, corners and spine also worn. Exlilbrary bookplate on pastedown. Quite scarce.
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- WALTHAM, PAST AND PRESENT; AND ITS INDUSTRIES. WITH AN HISTORICAL
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- LEWIS, Thomas
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- 1879
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Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
