The Historical Magazine, and Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History, and Biography of America. [Three Volumes]
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- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA, USA: C. Benjamin Richardson, 1859. Three volumes. -- Half leather with marbled paper covers. Marbled endpapers. -- A fair amount of rubbing to marbled papers on cover (especially on volume III), and on spine leather. Some edgewear all round. Interiors are tight and clean with a bit of uniform tanning, but almost no foxing. Overall Good condition. Volumes are 380, 380, and 384 pp.These volumes begin with Volume 1 #1 (January 1857) and end with Volume 3 #12 (December, 1859).he first 3 years of this publication.. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29579
- Title
- The Historical Magazine, and Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History, and Biography of America. [Three Volumes]
- Author
- n/a
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- C. Benjamin Richardson
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA, USA
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- American History, US History, United States History.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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- 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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