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THE LIFE OF PAUL JONES - 2 VOL SET (COMPLETE)
by Alexander Slidell Mackenzie
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Hilliard, Gray and Co., 1841. Hardcover. Good +. 4 1/2 x 7 in. Vol. 1 - xiii, 260 pp. Vol. 2 - ix, 308 pp. Original publisher's mauve cloth boards with gilt spine titles. Condition is GOOD+ ; Mild shelf wear but spine ends are torn with loss and fraying, espially the heads. Covers clean, Vol. has raised wrinkled area to the front. Spines are sunned. Bindings are both tight but the front inner hinge of Vol. is starting. Text unmarked, lightly foxed. PO's bookplate on front pastedowns. Bio. Stax.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20577
- Title
- THE LIFE OF PAUL JONES - 2 VOL SET (COMPLETE)
- Author
- Alexander Slidell Mackenzie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hilliard, Gray and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1841
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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....
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