American Series Of Popular Biographies, New Hampshire Edition. This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of The State Of New Hampshire.
by New England Historical Publishing Company
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Weare,, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New England Historical Publishing Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Large leather-bound volume presenting more than 300 biographical sketches of prominent men and women, including 48 portraits. Binding is stamped in blind and gilt, all page edges gilt. Clean and tight throughout, uncommon for so large a volume. Front hinge is partially cracked, but solidly bound inside with black cloth tape (as manufactured - not repaired!) UNMARKED within, some splitting to leather at head/foot of spine, finish worn in select spots across spine, boards and edges. A VERY UNCOMMON volume and wholly intact and unmarked and in terrific condition given its age and size. .
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- Bookseller
- Boomer's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11012
- Title
- American Series Of Popular Biographies, New Hampshire Edition. This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of The State Of New Hampshire.
- Author
- New England Historical Publishing Company
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New England Historical Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- New Hampshire Family Geneology,, New Hampshire Families, NH Geneology,, NH Family Histories, New Hampshire family, HISTORIES.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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Boomer's Books
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Weare,, New Hampshire
About Boomer's Books
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- 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.
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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