American Oratory or Selection From the Speeches of Eminent Americans
by A Member of the Philadelphia Bar
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Desilver, Thomas & Co, 1836. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. American Oratory, or Selection From the Speeches of Eminent Americans". Compiled by a member of the Philadelphia Bar. First edition. Published by Desilver, Thomas & Co., Philadelphia, 1836. Small octavo, 531 pp. Bound in its original full leather binding. The book is in good plus antiquarian condition. Minor to moderate wear to the boards and spine with worn corners. The gilt lettering and designs are lightly worn but remain bright. Previous owner's signature, "Joseph F. O'Brien" in black ink on the front paste-down. Previous owner's inscription in black ink on the front blank. Notations in pencil on the rear endpaper. Foxing on the front endpaper and paste-down. Light scattered foxing throughout the textblock. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000706
- Title
- American Oratory or Selection From the Speeches of Eminent Americans
- Author
- A Member of the Philadelphia Bar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Desilver, Thomas & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1836
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Ernestoic Books
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Clarence, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...