National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, etc., etc., From Original Full Length Paintings by Alonzo Chappel. (complete in two volumes)
by Evert A. Duyckinck
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Johnson, Fry & Co., 1862. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes 4to, full blind-tooled morocco gilt, raised bands, all edges gilt. Both front hinges are cracked but the bindings are firm, light rubbing at the corners and spine ends, slightly larger scrape at the top of the front gutter of Vol. I. A few of the portraits have a bit of light foxing in the margins; none of the images are flawed.
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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 287122
- Title
- National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, etc., etc., From Original Full Length Paintings by Alonzo Chappel. (complete in two volumes)
- Author
- Evert A. Duyckinck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Johnson, Fry & Co.
- Date Published
- 1862
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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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