A Record of the Commemoration, November Fifth to Eight, 1886, on the Two Hundered and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Harvard College
by Devens, Charles
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Signal Mtn, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
John Wilson and Son, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Red Cloth. Good Overall Condition. Pages Clean, Binding Tight. Head/Heel of spine lightly chipped, edges rubbed, end pages to title page lightly foxed, rear hinge cracked, text good.
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- Bookseller
- Walden Antiquarian Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 070619004
- Title
- A Record of the Commemoration, November Fifth to Eight, 1886, on the Two Hundered and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Harvard College
- Author
- Devens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Wilson and Son
- Date Published
- 1887
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Cracked
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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