Habits that Handicap: The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy
by Charles B. Towns
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG- (Very Good Minus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Co., 1915. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG- (Very Good Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt title to spine. Minor edgewear, rubbing and soil; lightly bumped spine ends and corners. Light soil and scuffing to text block. Binding slightly shaken, text clean. Interior lightly toned. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 289 pp. Signature required at delivery.
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- Bookseller
- Albion Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003265
- Title
- Habits that Handicap: The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy
- Author
- Charles B. Towns
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (Very Good Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Albion Books
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Buffalo, New York
About Albion Books
Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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