A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts; with Numerous Illustrations on Wood and Steel
by Nason, Elias
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: B. B. Russell, 1874. Heavily worn copy of this collection of brief town histories, some illustrated with small engravings, with a large folding map in color at the front. Light purplish brown cloth lettered in gilt, 576 pages. Covers worn and rubbed, spine ends chipped, fabric over front joint split, hinges cracked, text block sound, five inch tape repair to rear of map, several names and dates on front endpapers, pages age-toned but clean.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025993
- Title
- A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts; with Numerous Illustrations on Wood and Steel
- Author
- Nason, Elias
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- B. B. Russell
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1874
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MASSACHUSETTS HISTORY TOWN QUABBIN RESERVOIR PRESCOTT HISTORICAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography;
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....