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Biographical Memoirs of Gratiot County, Michigan: Compendium of Biography of Celebrated Americans
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1906. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Original black leather boards rubbing to extremities, front panel has some white discoloration, front hinge cracked but still tightly bound and a solid copy. Decorated endpapers, all edges gilt. An uncommon first edition history containing 306 pages of biographical sketches and portraits of prominent Gratiot County residents with index, and an additional 218 pages of sketches and portraits of celebrated Americans. ; MCN26507; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- McCormick Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32498
- Title
- Biographical Memoirs of Gratiot County, Michigan: Compendium of Biography of Celebrated Americans
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- J. H. Beers & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- Gratiot County Michigan History Genealogy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Michigan History;
Terms of Sale
McCormick Books
Books are shipped immediately upon receipt of payments. Returns allowed within two weeks.
About the Seller
McCormick Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About McCormick Books
Mail order book store specializing in Genealogy, History and Michigan History.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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