Picturesque America; or, the Land We Live in. 2 Volumes
by Bryant, William Cullen, Editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton Original three-quarter calf, pebbled cloth. All edges gilt. Forty-seven engraved plates and two added engraved title pages. Covers a bit scuffed; bookplate and ownership notation in each volume; light foxing, mainly in margins. In vol. 1, two nicks in cover edges, small tear in rear cover.. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- By Books Alone (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001560
- Title
- Picturesque America; or, the Land We Live in. 2 Volumes
- Author
- Bryant, William Cullen, Editor
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...