History of the City of New York from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
by Booth, Mary L
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: W.R.C. Clark & Meeker, 1859. 846 pages. Indexed. Illustrated with over one hundred engavings. Gilt titles and seal on both covers. Marbled page edges. Frontispiece. History from 1609 - 1859. Front cover through title page detached. Spine cover partially separated. Cover edges worn/bumped. Interior pages still rather tight and crisp. pos (Geo. R. Carrington N.Y. City) front endpaper. Few smudges and marginalia.. First Edition. Cloth. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DeWitt Enterprises
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- O0040
- Title
- History of the City of New York from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
- Author
- Booth, Mary L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W.R.C. Clark & Meeker
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- US History New York City
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
DeWitt Enterprises
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About the Seller
DeWitt Enterprises
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
About DeWitt Enterprises
Our specialty is Colorado historical material such as Books, Periodicals, Maps and Atlases, Directories, Ephemera and all sorts of small collectibles.
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Our extensive stock of Colorado historical material consists mostly of used, new - local author (with many signed) and some rare titles. We also have some non-Colorado material available as well.
We are primarily an internet based book seller located in Colorado Springs. You are welcome to contact us to make an appointment and browse our large Colorado book and magazine selection at our retail office location.
And please do let us know if you are looking for a certain title, as we are always happy to do FREE book searches. Thanks!
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- Edges
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- 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...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- First Edition
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
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