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John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume (Ireland I, Ireland II, Denmark, Sweden)
by Stoddard, John L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Minus/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Milwaukee , Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Balch Brothers Company, 1907 336pp. Supplementary volume to accompany the ten volume set. Three-quarter leather with marbled boards, decorative endpapers, and gilt title and decorative accents on spine. Spine is sunned. Spine is slightly cocked. Front board has a slight bend. Edges of text block have light dust staining. Endpapers and first and last few pages have light foxing. Page edges have light foxing. Tips, spine ends, and lower edge of board are rubbed. Tips and spine ends are bumped. Text is unmarked.. Three-Quarter Leather. Good Minus/No Dust Jacket.
Synopsis
The volumes consist of a series of lectures regarding Berlin, Vienna, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. Based on John L Stoddard’s own personal experiences, these lectures were widely popular and delivered throughout North America. They were periodically published in book form and eventually numbered 10 volumes and 5 supplements from 1897-1898. Vol 1: Norway, Switzerland, Athens, Venice Vol 2: Constantinople, Jerusalem, Egypt Vol 3: Japan, China Vol 4: India, The Passion Play Vol 5: Paris, Labelle France, Spain Vol 6: Berlin, Vienna, St Petersburg, Moscow Vol 7: The Rhine, Belgium, Holland, Mexico Vol 8: Florence, Naples, Rome Vol 9: Scotland, England, London Vol 10: Southern California, Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Yellowstone National Park Supplementary Volumes: No. 1: Ireland, Denmark, Sweden No. 2: Canada, Malta, Gibraltar No. 3: South Tyrol, Around Lake Garda, The Dolomites No. 4: Sicily, Genoa, A drive through the Engadine No. 5: Lake Como, The upper Danube, Bohemia
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- Recycled Records and Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31170
- Title
- John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume (Ireland I, Ireland II, Denmark, Sweden)
- Author
- Stoddard, John L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Balch Brothers Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1907
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Tourism;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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