The New York Annual Register for the Year of Our Lord 1832.
by Williams, Edwin
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
12mo (7 x 4 1/2), original printed and illustrated boards, with leather spine with gilt lettering, illustrated, 396 pp. plus ads. Binding worn and a bit faded, top cover detached, extremities worn and rubbed, spine is split, which makes the book almost two parts, pagination appears complete, but could be lacking frontispiece or front endpaper, contents a bit aged, foxed and browned. The register was first published in 1830, which makes this the third installment, and includes useful information about manufacturing, banking, schools, post offices, courts and newspapers. There is even a list of lawyers and clergymen, and the book comes with its own almanac. This edition also contains several illustrations, including a full page engraving of an early railroad train.
Details
- Bookseller
- Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101910
- Title
- The New York Annual Register for the Year of Our Lord 1832.
- Author
- Williams, Edwin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Seymour,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1832
- Keywords
- New York. Directory.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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....