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The Life and Letters of Captain John Brown, Who Was Executed at Charlestown, Virginia, Dec. 2, 1859, For an Armed Attack Upon American Slavery; with Notices of Some of His Confederates
by Richard D. Webb
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used; Good
- Seller
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South Lyon, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
smith, Elder, and Co, 1861. Hardcover. Used; Good. London, 1861. Brown cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; edges worn with boards exposed; external hinge split with backstrip unglued from spine, rear external hinge starting; 1/2" of crown missing with a 1/4" loss at base of spine; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; two gift inscriptions on and opposite of half title page; gutter cracked at half title page with first signature partially detached; oval shaped portrait frontispiece with tissue guard; pages toning; pages 138-140 have 2 small chips in edge of pages; stains found on pages 25-35, with heaviest being on pages 34-35; rear hinge intact; no internal markings; 453 pages. (additional photos available upon request)
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- SKU1157518
- Title
- The Life and Letters of Captain John Brown, Who Was Executed at Charlestown, Virginia, Dec. 2, 1859, For an Armed Attack Upon American Slavery; with Notices of Some of His Confederates
- Author
- Richard D. Webb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used; Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- smith, Elder, and Co
- Date Published
- 1861
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Unconditional return for 7 days after receipt. Purchase price refunded. If book not as described, purchase price and shipping fee is refunded.
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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,...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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