New York: James Pott & Company, 1901. Book. Good. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. (xiv) 302 pages, 18 b/w plates, tissue guard frontis, index; 12mo, blue ribbed cloth, marbled boards. Wear spine ends/titles dimmed, light rubbing, bookplate, inner front hinge cracked but book tight, very good-; no dust jacket.

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Bookseller: Abstract Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 024718
Title: American Authors and Their Homes
Author: Halsey, Francis Whiting
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: Stated First Printing
Publisher: James Pott & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1901
Keywords: Books About Books
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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
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,...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Marbled boards: ...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...