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Antiquities of the State of New York. Being the Results of Extensive Original Surveys and Explorations
by E.G. Squier
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Buffalo, NY: Geo. H. Derby and Co, 1851. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. A very presentable copy of the 1851 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-green boards, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-titling at the spine. Very light rubbing along the bottom-edges, mild foxing and offsetting to the preliminaries. Thick octavo, "fourteen quarto plates and eighty engravings on wood" complementing E.G. Squier's text. Continuing from the title page: "With a Supplement of the Antiquity of the West"
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22093
- Title
- Antiquities of the State of New York. Being the Results of Extensive Original Surveys and Explorations
- Author
- E.G. Squier
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Geo. H. Derby and Co
- Place of Publication
- Buffalo, NY
- Date Published
- 1851
- Keywords
- rare New York, rare New York state, rare archaeology, rare American archaeology, rare Western Americana, rare Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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