the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus Volume One Only hudson edition
by Washington Irving
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Half-Leather. Very Good+. This is an excellent copy with marble boards and calfskin spine and corners. States Hudson Edition at top of title page. Spine is decotated between raised bands with gilt embossing and black leather spine labels. Beautiful book. Minimal corner and edge wear. No date on title page but about 1880.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chiefly Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7207
- Title
- the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus Volume One Only hudson edition
- Author
- Washington Irving
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, NEW ENGLAND, IRVING,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Binding;
Terms of Sale
Chiefly Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chiefly Books
Biblio member since 2008
Cheyenne, Wyoming
About Chiefly Books
Dee and Don Patterson operated an open store for several years then moved much inventory to an antique mall, with better books online. They do a book fair now and again.
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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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...