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HARPERS PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR (COMPLETE TWO VOLUME LEATHER BOUND SET)
by Guernsey, Alfred H. & Alden, Henry M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: McDonnell Bros.. Good+. 1866. Hardcover. ; Complete 2 volume set. Half brown morocco leather bound covers with 5 raised bands and gilt stamping over brown pebbled boards have loss to some of the gilt and heavily frayed corners but in good+ condition. Leather has been specially treated with book leather product to prevent further deterioration. Boards and spines are straight. Bindings are tight. Glossy marbled end sheets and paste downs clean and bright. Pages are toned with a handful of pages with a short tear in the margin but clean and very good. The quarter-fold color map in volume 1 has several short tears in the margins and at the center fold a larger tear. These tears could be neatly repaired on the back side to preserve or if planning to frame. The title page in volume 2 has several small soil spots and is partially detached. Profusely illustrated in b&w. Folio 16" x 12". .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14437
- Title
- HARPERS PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR (COMPLETE TWO VOLUME LEATHER BOUND SET)
- Author
- Guernsey, Alfred H. & Alden, Henry M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Publisher
- McDonnell Bros.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1866
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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Livonia, Michigan
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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