Legends, Maps and Stories of Boston and New England [with] Two Forts Named Independence
by Snow, Edward Rowe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Like New/Fair
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
George W. Prescott Publishing Co, 1965. Hardcover. Like New/Fair. Signed. 62 pages. Hardcover book, in original glassine dust jacket, with 8 folding maps and charts, plus a booklet in wrappers, titled Two Forts Named Independence, by Edward Rowe Snow (The Glenrose Press, Braintree, MA, 1967.) The book is not signed but the booklet in wrappers is inscribed and signed by the author in red marker on the front cover. Book has black cloth spine and marbled paper covered boards, with gilt titling on the spine, and is illustrated with black and white photos. Lacks the four chips of wood that should be pasted in at the back (glue stains on rear pastedown where the chips were removed.) Light wear to corners and spine ends, otherwise book is near fine. Pages are clean and unmarked, and the binding is tight. Dust Jacket has chipping and tears around edges and on spine, and is fair. Slipcase has light soiling, age browning, light wear at the corners. Maps and charts have light wear on folds and age browning and are near fine. The signed booklet has light soiling and edge wear on wrappers, a light crease affecting covers and pages, and is clean and unmarked inside and Very Good. Jacket Condition: Fair. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in Tall. Year: 1965.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-066317
- Title
- Legends, Maps and Stories of Boston and New England [with] Two Forts Named Independence
- Author
- Snow, Edward Rowe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George W. Prescott Publishing Co
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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