A Brief Biographical Dictionary.
by Hole, Charles and Wheeler, William A
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1866. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 453pp. Brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine. From the personal library of Justin Winsor. Inscription on front endpaper reads "Justin Winsor, Esq. With the Editor's kind regards. May 19,1866." An interesting association copy. Winsor was a historian and librarian, and was the founder of the American Library Association, and became its first president. Front board detached but present, spine lacking 2 inch piece from top, water staining to rear board and to margins of text, contents age-toned. Personal stamp of Justin Winsor, Cambridge, Mass. on title page.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002516
- Title
- A Brief Biographical Dictionary.
- Author
- Hole, Charles and Wheeler, William A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hurd and Houghton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1866
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Justin Winsor" Inscription
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Reference;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
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