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Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1836. [Fine Binding]. Two volumes, complete. Full polished calf, raised bands, morocco title lables, highly decorative gilt compartments and inner dentelles, gilt ruled boards with gilt embossed pen and quill motif on front boards, marbled endpapers, (8.75 x 5.75). First State Pringing of First Edition with all points including copyright on verso of Vol 1 title page; footnote on page 239 of Vol II; first page of publisher's ads has "Books Published" and are not boxed. 285, 279 pages plus publisher's ads; illustrated with frontis fold-out map "Sketch of the Routes of Hunt and Stuart" in vol. II. "Classic account of the first American attempt at settlement of the Pacific Coast" (Howes). SIGNED fine binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Shows light expected scattered foxing, previous owner's bookplate of Elton Hoyt II (Cleveland Industrialist 1888-1955), else clean and tight with a strong shelf presence. BAL 10148; Graff 2158; Howes I-81 . First Edition. Leather. Fine. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005489
- Title
- Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Carey, Lea & Blanchard
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1836
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Travel & Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bound Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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.
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