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MANUAL FOR THE USE OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, FOR THE YEAR 1858. Prepared pursuant to a resolution of the Senate and Assembly of 1840, by the Secretary of State.
by [Tucker, Gideon J. (Served as New York's Secretary of State from January 1858 through December 1859)]
- Used
- Condition
- Good.
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1858., 1858.. Good.. - 12mo, 5-7/8 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide. Bound in full red morocco titled in gilt with gilt roulettes on the spine and with floral gilt decorations within a triple-ruled gilt frame on the covers. All edges are gilt. The covers are rubbed and a bit scuffed. [iv] & 538 pages, illustrated with 2 folding decorative seating charts (one for each house of the legislature). The folding charts are torn, but complete. The text block is cracked opposite the title page and at page 16. There is some minor dampstaining to the top corner of the last several pages, with heavier staining to the top edge of the rear endpaper and pastedown. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95517
- Title
- MANUAL FOR THE USE OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, FOR THE YEAR 1858. Prepared pursuant to a resolution of the Senate and Assembly of 1840, by the Secretary of State.
- Author
- [Tucker, Gideon J. (Served as New York's Secretary of State from January 1858 through December 1859)]
- Book Condition
- Used - Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1858.
- Date Published
- 1858.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICANA; NEW YORK STATE; MANUAL FOR THE USE OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, FOR THE YEAR 1858; PREPARED PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY OF 1840, BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; FOLDING SEATING CHARTS; DIAGRAMS; LEATHER; EIGHT
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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