The American Commonwealth, in Two Volumes
by Bryce, James
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$459.33A$367.46
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About This Item
London and New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889. Volume I The National Government - The State Governments. Volume II The parity System - Public Opinion - Illustrations and Reflectione - Social Institutions. Bound in half calf over marbled boards, ornate gilt back with two brown leather labels, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Fold-out map in volume 1 is Fine. A Near Fine set, small bumps and rubs at corners, small rubs at edges. . Second Edition Revised. Half Cloth Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007741
- Title
- The American Commonwealth, in Two Volumes
- Author
- Bryce, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second Edition Revised
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. History; Fine Bindings; RMBPF 2019;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...