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Wallace A Franconia Story, by the Author of the Rollo Books
by Abbott, Jacob
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Loveland, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, USA: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1850. Poor to Fair condition Hardcover 12mo (7" tall exactly) with no dust jacket, 1850, 1st edition. This red textured hardcover has been through the (Civil) war and looks like it. There are what appear to be rings of oil lamp tar on the front board. Both boards are soiled, bumped, rubbed through at the tips. Pencil writing on both PDEs, and the front FFEP has been excised. Both hinges are cracked, but the binding is not shaken. There is a cigarette burn through pages 114-126. This little book is a piece of history. ANTIQUE. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Squirrel Away Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014272
- Title
- Wallace A Franconia Story, by the Author of the Rollo Books
- Author
- Abbott, Jacob
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, USA
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- Scarce Fiction Historical Antique
- Size
- 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall
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About the Seller
Squirrel Away Books
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Loveland, Colorado
About Squirrel Away Books
At Squirrel Away Books we are committed to quality and service excellence! This includes storing and shipping our books ourselves, and they never go through anyone else's warehouse, except the shipping people. From us to you, via USPS.We are a small, honest Colorado bookstore who has been in business since 1999. We ship quickly and pride ourselves on our accuracy. We have an inventory that includes many rare books and curiosities.We love being a part of the international book trade, supplying books to those who might otherwise not be able to find such rare items. Thank you for your interest in our books!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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