Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828. (2 Volume Set)
by Hall, Basil
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Philade;phia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829. First American Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 322, 339pp. Later binding blue paper over boards, tan buckram backing, paper spine labels, uncut edges, armorial bookplate on pastedowns of both volumes, Slight mottling to spine of volume II, contents foxed, some cracking to front gutter volume II, bindowner's name on front free endpaper, bindings of both volumes are tight, corner tear to contents page (end of Vol.I) with slight loss of text, tiny hole in front endpaper of Vol.II. A critical account of 19th century American society.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003911
- Title
- Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828. (2 Volume Set)
- Author
- Hall, Basil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Carey, Lea & Carey
- Place of Publication
- Philade;phia
- Date Published
- 1829
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- New England" Mississippi Slavery Charleston
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Geography; Social History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
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