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The Florence Stories Excursion to the Orkney Islands
by Abbott, Jacob
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Sheldon & company, 1860. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 252 pages, [1]. Illustrated half title page and 6 illustrations in text. Green pebble cloth hardcover with gilt decorated title on the spine. 1864 Christmas gift inscription written on right the front flyleaf. Light edge wear to the cloth spine and corners. Hinges have are slightly cracked. Text block is uniform. Interior contents clean with occasional light toning.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28911
- Title
- The Florence Stories Excursion to the Orkney Islands
- Author
- Abbott, Jacob
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sheldon & company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1860
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
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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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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