Important Events of the Century
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Central Publishing Company, 1877 This is the original period book bound in green cloth with gilt titles and decorations, 493 pp. It is packed full of period ads with copious illustrations. Full title Important Events of the Century: containing historical synopsis of the important events since the discovery of America. Illustrations and descriptions of the Great Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia; places of revolutionary fame...also, a classified and alphabetically arranged list of a large number of leading business houses ... This copy in amazing condition with just the slightest trace of rubbing on the front cover, pages lightly tanned from age and a nick on the first leaf of text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kerkhoff Books Div KSI (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002456
- Title
- Important Events of the Century
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Central Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1877
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Americana
Terms of Sale
Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Books returnable if not as described and returned in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Biblio member since 2006
Warsaw, Indiana
About Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Primarily online seller with emphasis on better quality books.In the book business since the mid 1980s.
Glossary
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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...
- 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...