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ASTORIA: OR, ENTERPRISE BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, England: George Routledge & Co, 1850. Leather-bound. Good. 12mo, 6.6 in. x 4.5 in., pp. 291, [1] (advertising). Half calf with decorative ruling in blind over marbled boards. Gilt title on burgudy panel to spine; four raised bands with black fleurons to spine panels. Marbled edges. Rubbing to extremities. Chips to top/bottom of spine; 1.5 inch chip to lower portion of spine. Corners showing. Spine and hinges tight. Unmarked interior.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87044
- Title
- ASTORIA: OR, ENTERPRISE BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Co
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- Oregon history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
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Eugene, Oregon
About Aardvark Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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