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ANNALS OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF MECHANICS AND TRADESMEN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK , FROM 1785 TO 1880
by Earle, Thomas & Charles T. Congdon
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Published By Order of the Mechanics Society. Good. 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Handsome, clean blue embossed cloth has bright title on spine & front cover. Gilt medallion on rear cover. Deckle page edges. Engraved illustrations & a large fold out. Uncut pages. Decorative head pieces. Text tight and clean. Pages 297- 300 are complete, but have tape repaired tears. Page edges slightly age toned. Rear internal hinge paper is torn with cover firmly attached. New York ; Engraved illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 420 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14921
- Title
- ANNALS OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF MECHANICS AND TRADESMEN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK , FROM 1785 TO 1880
- Author
- Earle, Thomas & Charles T. Congdon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Published By Order of the Mechanics Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York;
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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