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The Annals of Salem, from Its First Settlement
by Felt, Joseph B
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Boise, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
Salem: W. & S. B. Ives, 1827. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We assert the book as a first edition based on the appearance of the date 1827 and its apparent match with number 2243 in the Sabin which is available to us. Book measures 8 3/4" by 5 1/2", though Sabin says 22 1/2 cm. (1/2 cm difference). The book has 611 pages, two blank endsheets front and rear. First sheet is completely loose and that gutter is gapped though the hinge is holding. Last endsheet is also partially loose with gutter gapping, again hinge is holding. The text, while nicely legible throughout has about every flaw that could be specified. Previous owner's name first pastedown and title page. Two erased pencillings, minor, are evident first endsheet's corner and title page. The text's foredge has the odd spot or stain. Endsheets have a fair amount of foxing and edge scar. Balance of text reasonably good, minimal foxing. Regarding the book's exterior, book was originally 3/4 bound in leather with marbled paper balance. Spine leather is ninety percent chipped away, to a suede like surface. The leather board tips have severe rounding and abrasion through to the boards themselves. The marbled paper has abrasion and scarring to a high degree.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brass DolphinBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6480
- Title
- The Annals of Salem, from Its First Settlement
- Author
- Felt, Joseph B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. & S. B. Ives
- Place of Publication
- Salem
- Date Published
- 1827
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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About the Seller
Brass DolphinBooks
Biblio member since 2006
Boise, Idaho
About Brass DolphinBooks
Internet sales. 25 years experience, using only the strict, traditional definition of the term, "First edition" and grading conservatively to ABAA standards. We do not do 3rd party drop shipping.
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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