PHOTOGRAPHING HISTORY: Mathew Brady/Britannica Bookshelf--Great Lives for Young Americans
by Komroff, Manuel
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: Britannica Books/A Division of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (1962) 192 pp. Original red leatherette covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spine ends a bit bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and several short tears at top edges. Light chipping to top corners and top of spine. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7803
- Title
- PHOTOGRAPHING HISTORY: Mathew Brady/Britannica Bookshelf--Great Lives for Young Americans
- Author
- Komroff, Manuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Publisher
- Britannica Books/A Division of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Keywords
- PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHERS BIOGRAPHY BRADY MATHEW B. 1822 1896 PHOTOGRAPHS PICTORIAL WORKS MILITARY HISTORY CIVIL WAR 1861 1865 WARFARE CHILDRENS BOOKS JUVENILE LITERATURE CHILDREN STORIES FATHER OF PHOTOJOURNALISM AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES 19TH NINET
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...