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Thomas Paine, The Apostle of Religious and Political Liberty
by Remsburg, John E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Anselmo, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston. J.P. Mendum. 1880. Bound in pictorial gilt decorated red cloth with gilt tooled portrait of Paine to front cover. Thin 12mo. 4.5" x 6.5". The First Edition. Publisher's Presentation copy, inscribed in ink by J.P. Mendum to flyleaf. Illustrated with a Frontis portrait. Corners gently bumped. Two tiny ink marks to front cover. A bright, Near Fine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8658
- Title
- Thomas Paine, The Apostle of Religious and Political Liberty
- Author
- Remsburg, John E
- Format/Binding
- Bound in pictorial gilt decorated red cloth with gilt tooled portrait of Paine to front cover.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.P. Mendum.
- Place of Publication
- Boston.
- Date Published
- 1880.
Terms of Sale
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
The Heldfond Book Gallery is an elected member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and conforms to all ethical codes and standards of those organizations.Books found to be materially mis-described may be returned within seven days of receipt and all monies will be promptly refunded, if returned to us in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Anselmo, California
About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
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