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American Fonostenografy

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American Fonostenografy

by William McDevitt

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Very Good
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Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item

Washington, DC: Judd & Detweiler, 1895. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, from cloth boards decorated in gilt and black. Exterior shows edge and corner wear which also includes the upper and lower spine edges. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues other than some small cracks to the color at the rear board. Text pages are very tight. Paper is toned due to age and some minor foxing and spotting is present. Page 40/41 has a rectangular spot that tanned the paper. This is because it once was where the original reference sheet sat that came along with the book, which is very uncommon to be still present. Some pages shows light spotting and staining but only on a few. Previous owners name written in pencil on both pastedowns and front end page (Chas R. Murphy. Second and page has it written in pen. This same page has very slight ripple to the bottom edge, possibly from moisture. First edition thus with single date of 1895 appearing on both the title and copyright pages. The reference sheet, entitled "Alphabet Used On American Fonostenografy" has a few small marks on the back or somebody attempted shorthand. This card has been placed in a glassine envelope so it will not react with the pages anymore and will accompany the book.

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Bookseller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA) US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
2210136
Title
American Fonostenografy
Author
William McDevitt
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Judd & Detweiler
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Date Published
1895
Pages
135
Size
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Bookseller catalogs
First Editions; 19th Century; Reference / Engineering / Medical;

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Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

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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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Hinge
The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.

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