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Artemus Ward: His Book (1866); His Travels (1866); In London and other papers (1867) (3 volume set)
by Artemus Ward
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. W. Carleton & Co.. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. J. H. Howard. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, three volume set. All three books are from the same publisher, but not all are first editions and very slightly in condition. Volume 1 (224 pages, 1866 copyright) has a chip in the cloth at the top of the spine along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Front hinge is cracked inside and outside but the rear hinge is good. The front board may eventually detach if this is not addressed. The page portion text pages are tight like the book was not read that often. The front pastedown has some sort of cold written in the upper left corner, no other handwriting found. Volume 2 (231 pages, 1866 copyright also) as fading to the cloth and chipping at the bottom of the spine. The hinges at the boards are good but noisy in the text portion is tight also. This one has a handwriting on the second end page from the original owner. Volume 3 (229 pages) also has edge and corner bumps/wear like the other two books and has minor's chipping at the top and bottom spine but there is a tear in the cloth the upper right edge. The interior binding of this one is good, no issues at boards and text pages are tight. There is no handwriting in volume 3 though the top edge of the title page has been cut at an angle, presumably to remove someone's name. Volume 3 is the only first edition out of the three books. Even though all three books came from the same source, the condition grades very slightly: volume 1 would grade as a G- because of the front board cracked hinge on both the inside and exterior, with the concern the board will become detached at some point. Volume 2 grades as only good condition because of the chipping on the spine, and volume 3 grades as G+ only because of the small tear at the top right of the spine and the cut on the title page. Internal binding of all three books is strong as far as the text pages.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2230530
- Title
- Artemus Ward: His Book (1866); His Travels (1866); In London and other papers (1867) (3 volume set)
- Author
- Artemus Ward
- Illustrator
- J. H. Howard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. W. Carleton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century; Fiction; Humor;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
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