ANCIENT CITY OF GORGEANA AND MODERN TOWN OF YORK (MAINE) FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME. ALSO ITS BEACHES AND SUMMER RESORTS
by Emery, Geo. Alex
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G+/NONE
- Seller
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Portland, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston: G. Alex. Emery.. G+/NONE. 1874. Second Edition. Hardcover. Original embossed brown cloth, spotting, with bright gilt titles and decoration on front cover. Edgeworn with some loss of cloth at spine ends, corners worn. Open tear to edge of index pages listing the engravings, some light, age related foxing, page edges spotted. Binding is solid. Scarce. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 256 pages; Maine Towns .
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- Bookseller
- Carlson Turner Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43975
- Title
- ANCIENT CITY OF GORGEANA AND MODERN TOWN OF YORK (MAINE) FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME. ALSO ITS BEACHES AND SUMMER RESORTS
- Author
- Emery, Geo. Alex
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+/NONE
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- G. Alex. Emery.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1874
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Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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