A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States; Its Causes, Character, Conduct and Results. Presented in a Series of Colloquies at Liberty Hall. [Complete in 2 Vols.]
by Alexander H. Stephens
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- Hardcover
- first
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, 1868. Hardcover. First Edition. 6 x 9.5in. 654pp.; xii. 827pp. [4pp., ads.] 16 engraved plates. Publisher's pebbled cloth boards with blind-stamped seal and gilt lettering. Both volumes are in VERY GOOD condition showing marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, brief former owner gift inscription of the period neatly on the second blank, former owner name of the period neatly at the title page of Vol. 1, the tissue guards of the plates are browned somewhat with slight associative browning on plates and/or pages, otherwise the bindings remain strong and tight, the text-block are exceptionally clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. A nicely maintained set. As pictured.
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- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31266
- Title
- A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States; Its Causes, Character, Conduct and Results. Presented in a Series of Colloquies at Liberty Hall. [Complete in 2 Vols.]
- Author
- Alexander H. Stephens
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- National Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1868
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...