Click for full-size.
A GENEALOGY OF THE DUKE-SHEPHERD-VAN METRE FAMILY
by Smyth, Samuel Gordon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
PA: The New Era Printing Company, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -. First Edition. Full blue cloth over boards with white particulars to front cover and spine. Light foxing to title page which does not continue into the rest of the text. Endpages and text block are lightly soiled and foxed. Boards are lightly soiled; light wear to extremeties; corners are bumped. Binding is tight and square.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55310
- Title
- A GENEALOGY OF THE DUKE-SHEPHERD-VAN METRE FAMILY
- Author
- Smyth, Samuel Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The New Era Printing Company
- Place of Publication
- PA
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- State Histories
Terms of Sale
Atlanta Vintage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
Welcome to Atlanta Vintage Books, serving book lovers locally and worldwide for over 30 years. Our 5,000 square foot book store houses over 70,000 vintage, rare and out of print books. You'll be greeted with a smile when you enter but left alone as you browse. Our staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Special orders are happily accommodated, as hard-to-find and out-of-print editions are a specialty. Our store is light and airy with plate glass windows letting in plenty of natural light and wonderfully decorated with antique display cases, old barrister bookcases, and wood book shelves. The wide aisles and scattered seating make browsing a joy. You'll wonder where the time went.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Frequently asked questions
What is a first edition?
Even if you’re only peripherally aware of book collecting, you’ve doubtless heard the term, first edition, bandied about but you may still be in the dark as to what makes them such a big deal. Learn about first editions and why collectors value them here.
Collecting food and drink books
Nothing quite whets the appetite for rare and collectible books like old and vintage cookbooks. Be sure to check out our cook books and food section of our rare book room.
