Brazil and the Brazilians: Portrayed in Historical and Descriptive Sketches
by Rev. D. P. Kidder and Rev. J. C. Fletcher
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Published in 1857, this copy is in a deluxe binding of three-quarter brown leather with marbled boards and page edges, as well as marbled endpapers. The cover's spine has five raised bands with gilt panels, and the gilt title is on black leather. Other deluxe features -- two hand-colored plates of birds. Pages are clean. PROBLEMS: Folding map is missing; last page of table of contents is missing; leather worn at edges and corners; marbled paper on cover is scuffed and worn; and edges of covers are worn to the boards. 630 pages. 150 engravings.
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- Bookseller
- Eugene Library Friends (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ANT-AD-050323-2
- Title
- Brazil and the Brazilians
- Author
- Rev. D. P. Kidder and Rev. J. C. Fletcher
- Format/Binding
- Three-quarter leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Childs & Peterson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1857
- Pages
- 630
- Weight
- 2.60 lbs
- Keywords
- Brazil
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- Marbled boards
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- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
- 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...