The Port Folio: Prospectus, Vol. 1. 52 issues.
by Oldschool, Oliver, Esq. (Joseph Dennie)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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About This Item
Philadelphia: The Editor and Asbury Dickins. Printed by Hugh Maxwell., 1801. Quarter Calf. Marbled paper pastedown on boards. Good. The entire first year run of "The Port Folio", with an issue each week. Small folio, 32 by 26.5 cm. Blank leaf, [4], 416 pp. Lacking first leaf of the prospectus. Otherwise complete. Mounted on FFEP is the signature of Nathaniel Potter. We believe this would be Dr. Nathaniel Potter (1770-1843), a prominent doctor who proved the non-catagiousness of yellow fever. He held a number of prominent medical posts during his career, as well as being a longstanding Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland. Today he is probably best known, to the extent he is known, as the founder of the University of Maryland! Prospectus has a few closed tears and one punched in area, with no loss of text, and gives the impression of some roughness. Scattered staining throughout the text, which is also very heavily age toned, per the paper used. Last few leaves have heavier dampstaining lower third corner, and disconcerting crease on last leaf, but again, all easily readable with no actual loss.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007922
- Title
- The Port Folio
- Author
- Oldschool, Oliver, Esq. (Joseph Dennie)
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Calf. Marbled paper pastedown on boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Editor and Asbury Dickins. Printed by Hugh Maxwell.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1801
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White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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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...
- Marbled Paper
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- Calf
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- FFEP
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- Folio
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