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A New Method of Learning the German Language
by WOODBURY, W.H., A.M
- Used
- Condition
- Poor. Loss to leather at top of spine, front cover hinge cracked, wear to pages 504 and 505, corners are bumped and frayed as sh/No Jacket.
- Seller
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Dodge Center, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York and Chicago: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Co., Publishers, No Date Given. 12mo. Quarter leather binding, with gilt title to spine, Blind stamped cloth boards with marbled edges. Poor. Loss to leather at top of spine, front cover hinge cracked, wear to pages 504 and 505, corners are bumped and frayed as shown in photos./No Jacket.. Late 19th Century German language textbook. No Date given other than copyright of 1855, inscription to ffep is dated 1887. Bonus pressed flower.
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- Bookseller
- R. M. Dreier, Bookaneer
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47
- Title
- A New Method of Learning the German Language
- Author
- WOODBURY, W.H., A.M
- Format/Binding
- 12mo. Quarter leather binding, with gilt title to spine, Blind stamped cloth boards with marbled edges
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor. Loss to leather at top of spine, front cover hinge cracked, wear to pages 504 and 505, corners are bumped and frayed as sh
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Co., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York and Chicago
- Date Published
- No Date Given
- Keywords
- German, German Language, Woodbury, Vintage textbooks,
Terms of Sale
R. M. Dreier, Bookaneer
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
R. M. Dreier, Bookaneer
Biblio member since 2022
Dodge Center, Minnesota
About R. M. Dreier, Bookaneer
From a young age, I've been enamored by paper and books. R. M. Dreier, Bookaneer is an online vintage bookstore based in rural Southeast Minnesota. My love of paper compels me to scout out paper treasures for fellow bibliomaniacs.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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