Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Engravings, Belonging to Mr. William Menzies, of New York
by Sabin, Joseph (prepared by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Joseph Sabin, 1875. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto. 472 pages, [1] page addenda, [4]. Original wraps with the printed title on the front cover has been recased in marbled paper covered boards with red cloth corners. Red cloth spine with title. Two old news clippings concerning the auction are pasted down on the verso of the right front flyleaf. Prices realized for most of the books are written in pencil in the margins.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17745
- Title
- Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Engravings, Belonging to Mr. William Menzies, of New York
- Author
- Sabin, Joseph (prepared by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Joseph Sabin
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- Books on Books
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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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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...