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The XIX Century. Volume Third. June, 1870-November, 1870
by ["XIX Century" Publication Company]
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Charleston, South Carolina: XIX Century" Publication Company, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [1], iv, 544 pages. Frontispiece portrait of William Gilmore Simms. Brownish marbled paper covered boards. Spine is missing. Boards are worn on the edges and covers. Hinges are cracked. Remnants of glue visible on the outer joints. Contents pages iii, iv are loose. Interior text is in good condition with occasional light foxing. Book seller label from "J. W. Burke & Co., Macon, Georgia" located at the bottom on the rear paste down. Pencil name of Wm. W. Hicks located on the title page. Red ink stamped name of Ellison S. Smyth located on the front paste down. A fair copy of an obscure reconstruction publication in South Carolina. Some of the article headings include - "The Status and Prospects of the Negro"; "The Financial Condition of South Carolina"; "Philosophy of War"; "Philosophy of Radicalism"; "Rambles in Mexico"; "Ex-Governor Perry Reply to Colonel Hayne"; "Morality of Round-Dancing"; "Antagonisms of Character in America" and many more articles.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27045
- Title
- The XIX Century. Volume Third. June, 1870-November, 1870
- Author
- ["XIX Century" Publication Company]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- XIX Century" Publication Company
- Place of Publication
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Date Published
- 1870
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Edges
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- 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...
- 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,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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