Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872. Former owner's penciled inscription on 2nd ffep and also stamp/stickers and remnants. Usual age wear/soiling to the textblock, else clean and tight. Decorative end pages and engravings, slighlty worn tissue covering over frontispiece/title page. All edges gilt. Usual rubbing to tips of leather binding, 5 raised bands, embossed decoration on front and back cover. 263pp.. Full Leather. Good++. Illus. by Engravings. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

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Bookseller: Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: SB11763
Title: Child Life: A Collection of Poems
Author: Whittier, John Greenleaf (edited by)
Illustrator: Engravings
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good++
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1872
Keywords: poems, Poetry, Childrens Poetry, Child Life Poetry
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry; Children's;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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...
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...