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The Homes of Our Ancestors: As Shown in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York From the Beginning of New England Through the Early Days of the Republic
by R.T.H. Halsey and E. Tower
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Doubleday & Co., 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1946. No Edition Remarks. 302 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Rough cut textblock edges. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is removed. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Front hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1679570602TMB
- Title
- The Homes of Our Ancestors: As Shown in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York From the Beginning of New England Through the Early Days of the Republic
- Author
- R.T.H. Halsey and E. Tower
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Co.
- Date Published
- 1946
Terms of Sale
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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,...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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