A Short History of Discovery from the Earliest Times to the Founding of Colonies on the American Continent
by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem (written and illustrated by)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1917. Hardcover. Large Octavo; Good; pea green spine with white text; no jacket; exterior cloth has some soiling wear; chipped spine edges; worn fore corners; ex-library sticker to spine; good, straight boards; text block exterior edges have age toned; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; cracked front hinge with shaken binding; minor ex-library markings to copyright page; interior pages have mild wear; illustrated; pp 126. 1363198. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 1363198
- Title
- A Short History of Discovery from the Earliest Times to the Founding of Colonies on the American Continent
- Author
- Van Loon, Hendrik Willem (written and illustrated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David McKay, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1917
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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- 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...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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