Glimpses and Gatherings During a Voyage and Visit to London and the Great Exhibition in the Summer of 1851
by Drew, William A
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bath, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Augusta: Homan & Manley. Rubbed, worn embossed cloth covers, spine ends and corners chipped, spine cloth tearing at top, inner hinge cracked, very light scattered foxing, remnants of bookplate and owner name, good. The author was commissioner of the state of Maine. . Good. Hardcover. 1st. 1852.
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- Bookseller
- Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050717
- Title
- Glimpses and Gatherings During a Voyage and Visit to London and the Great Exhibition in the Summer of 1851
- Author
- Drew, William A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Homan & Manley
- Place of Publication
- Augusta
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
- CRYSTAL PALACE; GREAT EXHIBITION; AMERICANA; WORLD'S FAIR; ENGLAND; ENGLISH HISTORY; MAINE; BRITISH LONDON
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About the Seller
Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
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Bath, Maine
About Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
We got started selling online as Vintage Quaker Books in 2013 and opened a storefront under the name The Corner Bookshop in 2020. Vintage Quaker Books sells books by, for, and about Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) and a variety of other Christian books. The Corner Bookshop is a general used bookstore located in a cozy basement under/behind the main shopping street of Front Street in Bath, Maine.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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,...