Tributes in Memory of Mrs. Ruth C. Gray
by Unknown
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Privately Printed. Good. 1894. Hardcover. Thin, brown cloth, beveled edges lightly worn. Sticker mark on front end paper, Ink smudge on reverse of half title and a little on back of attached frontis.. Paper toned. Back hinge starting. Eugene Field BAL 5759. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Isaiah Thomas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1005488
- Title
- Tributes in Memory of Mrs. Ruth C. Gray
- Author
- Unknown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Date Published
- 1894
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Isaiah Thomas Books
Biblio member since -1
Cotuit, Massachusetts
About Isaiah Thomas Books
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers. "One of the finest in N.E. (&) the premier used book shop on Cape Cod" - Used Book Lovers Guide. We have about 70,000 booksv Located half way between Falmouth and Hyannis, we are named in honor of the famous colonial era printer and philantrophist, founder (1812) of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, where we in 1969. There we were stewards and renewers of a decorative Queen Anne Victorian. On Cape Cod since 1969, we take care of the newest (1860) Crocker family home in Barnstable's village of Cotuit: a tall peaked Italianate now painted pink and four other colors. The owner's training has included work in four libraries and apprenticeship with the Irving Ephraim (1908) - 1989) who began his own career during the depression. Assistants have always known the meaning of "book person." Remembering with fondness Mr. E. and the enormous influence of our home town librarians, we try to continue their tradition of service. Open Tues. - Sat. 10 - 5, Sun. 12 - 5. Open Monday in the summer.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...