The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus: To Which Are Added Those of His Companions (3 Volumes)
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Belfast, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1860. Revised Edition. Three Quarter Leather. Very Good. xxii, 461, 494, 526 pp. 8vo. Beautiful three quarter leather binding with marbled paper insets to boards, the same marbled paper endpapers, and the edges of the text block marbled to match. Stunning. Elaborate gold tooling to spine, red title patch for "Irvings Works" and dark green leather title patch for title and volume number; title patch with volume on Volume III has a small divot where it was bumped. Slight scuffing to boards and spine. Heavily illustrated and clean within. This is an ex-library set with small stamps withing, checkout card and date due slip pasted to rear endpapers. This is the "Sunnyside Edition" of Irving's Works.
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Details
- Seller
- Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 29283
- Title
- The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus: To Which Are Added Those of His Companions (3 Volumes)
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Three Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1860
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
Belfast, Maine
About Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
Used and Rare Books in the heart of downtown Belfast, Maine.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...