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Astoria: The Works of Washington Irving. Vol. VIII. Astoria
by Irving, Washington
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam, 1861. New edition, revised. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Volume VIII only. [1], viii, 519 pages, [1]. Frontispiece and half title page engravings. Brown cloth hardcover ruled in blond on the covers with gilt stamped bust illustration front cover and blind stamped bust illustration on the back cover. Gilt title on the spine. Cloth is chipped in several places including the joints, corners spine, and board edges. Contents shaken midway throughout the text with a couple of cracks to the text block. Hinges are sturdy. Pages are clean. This copy has a decorative previous owner library label of Hiram Ridgley. The date of December 8th, 1861 and the number 8 written on the label. "H. Ridgley's No. 165 (165 written in hand) Library" oval stamp on the front blank end paper. Tiny binder's ticket of "Geo. W. Alexander Binder New York" located at the bottom of the rear end sheet. A fair copy only.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27767
- Title
- Astoria
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New edition, revised
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1861
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Text Block
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Fair
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- G
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cloth
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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