The Complete Memoirs Of Andrew Jackson, Seventh President Of The United States : Containing A Full Account Of His Military Life And Achievements, With His Career As President
by Jackson, Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Topeka, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Hurst & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1878. Hardcover. Arlington Edition printed on front cover. Bottom spine end chipping and 1/2" x 1/4" piece missing from cloth spine cover near bottom. Back cover has moisture damage w/ a 1/2" x1/2" tear in cloth cover and paper sticking from moisture damage. Hinges are cracked but block remains tight. Heavy pencil markings on end papers, inscription on FFEP verso and possible fountain pen cleaning marks on FFEP verso and title page. Text brown and brittling but complete. .
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- Bookseller
- Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 425
- Title
- The Complete Memoirs Of Andrew Jackson, Seventh President Of The United States : Containing A Full Account Of His Military Life And Achievements, With His Career As President
- Author
- Jackson, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Date Published
- 1878
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About the Seller
Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
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Topeka, Kansas
About Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
We sell antiquarian and gently used books specializing in all things Kansas. We also offer a large selection of books for children, vintage young adult & series books; Agriculture; Psychology; Militaria and Western Americana.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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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