Centennial Portfolio: A Souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, comprising lithographic views of fifty of its principal buildings, with letter-press description
by Thomas Westcott
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Book is in Fair condition, with edgewear and chipping to cover, corners rubbed. Prior owner personal library plate placed neatly inside front cover. Cover spine missing, repaired at some point with cloth book tape. Pages all attached. Some general light soiling/discoloration mostly to endpapers. Some finger smudges on text page edges.
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- Bookseller
- Givens Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20335
- Title
- Centennial Portfolio: A Souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, comprising lithographic views of fifty of its principal buildings, with letter-press description
- Author
- Thomas Westcott
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Hunter, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1876
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- international exhibition at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1876, 1870s, antique, vintage, exhibition, portfolio, souvenir
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; 19th and Early 20th Century; Eclectic History;
Terms of Sale
Givens Books
Books returned on case-by case basis only. No refund on shipping charges.
About the Seller
Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Lynchburg, Virginia
About Givens Books
Givens Books & Little Dickens is a family business that has been selling new, used, and rare books in Lynchburg, Virginia since 1976, and educational toys and teacher supplies since 1989. Our used book department strives to provide quality books on a wide variety of subjects. We also specialize in our local Lynchburg and Virginia history.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, 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....
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...