The Life and Character of Patrick Henry
by Wirt, William
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A: McElrath, Bangs & Herbert, 1833. Sixth. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 5 3/4" X 9. POOR / NO DUST JACKET. [3], xvi, [2], pp 19-443, [3], 19 pp. Text unmarked, but dampstained and lightly foxed throughout Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved portrait of Patrick Henry. Brown leather boards with dark brown compartment at spine lettered in gilt. Boards rubbed and scuffed, significant insect damage to back board. Joints cracked, boards held in place by the pastedowns only. Textblock intact and stable.
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- Bookseller
- RPL Library Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030788
- Title
- The Life and Character of Patrick Henry
- Author
- Wirt, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sixth
- Publisher
- McElrath, Bangs & Herbert
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1833
- Size
- 5 3/4" X 9
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Biography Patrick Henry 1736 - 1799
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
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