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Social Life in the Early Republic
by Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincot Co. Fine. 1902. First Edition ?. Signed/inscribed by author on endpaper. Small octovo hardcover in beautiful ornate cover with vertical gilt florets and a central gilt motif, exceptionally bright gilt lettering within the motif and on the spine, signed binding (H) on front, top edge gilt, very tight, square and straight spine/binding, pages are uncut at fore and bottom edges, none are torn, marked, or foxed, all retain a freshness, the covers are quite bright, only the heel of spine shows a trace of rubbing, else FINE within heavy clear mylar wrap. A beautiful copy with a number of unopened pages, ergo unread. 346pp; colored frontis and numerous plates/illustrations. A look at the upper class in high society Washington up to the end of 19th century. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Mossback Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28831
- Title
- Social Life in the Early Republic
- Author
- Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition ?
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincot Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Washington, Society;, Social, Class
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Political/Sociological;
Terms of Sale
Mossback Books
books sent by Media mail @$4.25 first book $3 each book thereafter; average size Air mail @$8.25 within midwest-zone(west-coast zone-$10.50) first book. Heavy books quote for air mail. Books can be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason but with prior notice given to the seller. Foreign sales need to obtain a quote for postage.
About the Seller
Mossback Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About Mossback Books
Sales through the internet and at book shows in the midwest.
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- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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....
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