Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1863. Hardcover. iv, 335, iv, 334p., two installments as a singleton, hardbound in 7.5x4.7 inch diced brown cloth boards pressed in blind, spine-titled gilt. A shaky copy; external titling now illegible; extremities are worn and nicked with short splits to joints (hinges remain sound pace a short crack in front hinge), find eighth-inch losses around rims of head and tail, textblock is cracked in several places near the division of parts, one crack held by cords only with some slippage (of one textblock half) and the starting of one signature. The text is generally stiff and hard to open. We see one only ownership mark and one only marginal note, a scarcely legible, "I went there too" or somesuch in old pencilling. Sold "WAF" (with all faults); in short, a reading copy of a chatty personable memoir by an opinionated traveler who travelled far and wide and was allowed to get close to Union troop activity, and who schmoozed some with secessionists. Beyond "reading copy" function, item would be an excellent candidate for a beginner bookbinder to practice re-casing - doable, and a significant book, too.

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Bookseller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 190608
Title: North America. Volume I. Volume II. [2 vols bound]
Author: Trollope, Anthony
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1863
Bookseller catalogs: Americana; Law; 1860s; Urban history;

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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB

All books subject to prior sale Major Institutions can be billed. ALL BOOKS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION OR BETTER UNLESS NOTED. All books returnable for any reason within thirty days of receipt.

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About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB

Established in 1981 in San Francisco, we specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of Labor and other social movements, including the struggles for Black and Chicano equality, the Gay liberation movement, Feminism, and Asian-American activism, as well as the Far Right. In recent years Bolerium has expanded into materials in non-western languages, especially from East Asia, and has also placed more emphasis on ephemera, with tens of thousands of original leaflets, pamphlets, and posters in stock. You can sign up for free email lists in our subject areas at www.bolerium.com. We are located in San Francisco at 2141 Mission, Suite 300 (between 17th & 18th St.). We're open by appointment only..

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