W. A. Townsend And Company, 1859-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Brown cloth cover with gilt device and lettering, decoration in blind, beveled boards, shows minor wear and rubbing, loss at the foot and crown of the backstrip. Bookplate of former owner on the front pastedown. Pages are tanned and clean. 1860 date on the title page, 1859 on the copyright page.

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Bookseller: Schwabe Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: mon0003260289
Title: The Pilot a Tale of the Sea
Author: Cooper, J. Fenimore
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: W. A. Townsend And Company
Date Published: 1859-01-01
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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...
Copyright page: The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...