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Means and Ends, or Self-Training
by [Sedgwick, Catharine Maria]
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Marsh, Capen, Lyon, & Webb, 1839. Third Edition. Cloth. 18mo. 278 pp + 3 pp ads at rear. Lilac cloth with blind debossed floral pattern, gilt titling to spine. Cloth soiled and sunned, especially at spine, with chipping to spine ends and small puncture mark to cloth at front joint. Spine cocked. Top 2 inches and bottom 1 inch of ffep removed with cutting tool, leaving center portion holding previous owner's pencil markings. Several leaves soiled, scattered foxing throughout. Gathering of pp. 193-204 partially detached but holding. Intended for the education of girls aged 10-16 years, with chapters on health, exercise, skin care, conversation, manners, dress, cooking, and housewifery.
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- Bookseller
- small volume
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 321
- Title
- Means and Ends, or Self-Training
- Author
- [Sedgwick, Catharine Maria]
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Marsh, Capen, Lyon, & Webb
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1839
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Providence, Rhode Island
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- 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...
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