From Canal Boy to President, or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A Garfield
by Horatio Alger, jr
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Tiffin, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: John R Anderson & Co, 1881. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1881, but later, corrected issue. 334pp plus ads. Spine cocked, corners bumped and frayed, a little sticker on ffep proclaiming this as No 5000 in the private library of Harry B Sharkey (no, I don't know who he is). Hinges are shaky but not cracked. Fair. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front panel
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- Bookseller
- Cher Bibler
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009031
- Title
- From Canal Boy to President, or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A Garfield
- Author
- Horatio Alger, jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John R Anderson & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1881
- Pages
- 334
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Keywords
- United States
Terms of Sale
Cher Bibler
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About the Seller
Cher Bibler
Biblio member since 2019
Tiffin, Ohio
About Cher Bibler
I have scans or photos of all my listings and if you'd like to see one, just ask. If you include the inventory number, it'll make it go a bit faster.
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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