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The History of North and South America, From Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington (2 Volumes Bound As 1)
by Richard Snowden
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Published by Johnson and Warner, 1809. Leather Bound. Good. 0x0x0. 12mo. 2 volumes bound as one. Missing Maps. Fully bound in contemporary calf-skin leather. Burgundy Morocco title plate with gilt lettering. Gilt compartment borders. Tight binding and solid boards. Moderate shelf wear. Bumping to corners. Scuffing to board edges. Rubbing to boards. Slight cracking to spine edges. Fraying to spine ends. Excessive notation to preliminary pages of volume, including several sketches of birds. Notes in rear as well. Moderate darkening to pages. Slight chipping to edges. Fold out maps associated with these volumes are missing, as well as the title page and pages 1-2 of volume two. Missing text provided in crude facsimile. From the personal library of David McConaughy, noted attorney, cemetery president, and civil leader in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, McConaughy served as a part-time intelligence officer for the Union Army; He later became a driving force behind the creation of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. A well-used copy of this landmark historical account, volume is in reasonable and readable condition.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1109150002
- Title
- The History of North and South America, From Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington (2 Volumes Bound As 1)
- Author
- Richard Snowden
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: Published by Johnson and Warner
- Date Published
- 1809
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
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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.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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