NAVAL ACTIONS OF THE WAR OF 1812
by Barnes, James
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Harper and Brothers, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. xiv, 263 pp. 8vo, navy cloth with elaborate gilt decoration with gilt stamped title above Captain Decatur's medal surrounded by gilt anchor decals, all ruled in gilt stamped rope, same pattern to spine; gilt head, deckled fore and tail edges. Owner's inscription d. Xmas 1896 to FFEP. Tips a bit rubbed, front tail bumped, very tight binding and fresh contents. Color and monochrome plates all present.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arches Bookhouse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5234
- Title
- NAVAL ACTIONS OF THE WAR OF 1812
- Author
- Barnes, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Arches Bookhouse
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Portland, Oregon
About Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...