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Historical Nuggets: Bibliotheca Americana or a Descriptive Copy of My Collection of Rare Books Relating to America
by STEVENS, Henry
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Whittingham and Wilkins, 1862. Hardcover. 16mo. Modern rebind in quarter calf with gilt spine lettering and marbled paper over boards. xii, 436pp; pp. 437-805. Fine/very good. Bindings tight and superb; mild bit of wear to text block; faint purple Le High University Library oval inkstamp on each title page. A handsome first edition of this 2-volume set. Stevens (1819-86) was the celebrated Americana specialist bookseller from Vermont who spent most of his career in London. This duo describes 2,934 rare Americana titles. A superb set.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35553
- Title
- Historical Nuggets: Bibliotheca Americana or a Descriptive Copy of My Collection of Rare Books Relating to America
- Author
- STEVENS, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Whittingham and Wilkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1862
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Americana;
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
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