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A TRIP through the LAKES OF NORTH AMERICA embracing a full description of the St. Lawrence River .... (2nd ed)
by Disturnell, Jonn (ed) 07a
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- GOOD book. Original embossed & gilt lettered brown cloth. TEG.
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Disturnell. GOOD book. Original embossed & gilt lettered brown cloth. TEG.. 1857. 2nd edition. Hardcover. GOOD book. VG text block. Stated "Appendix to 2nd edition" on page 376. MISSING large map at book's end. 8vo, 386,(6)pp. . Howes D-355. Text, frontis, other map (of Lake Ontario), other plates & in text illustrations all quite nice. ZERO aging, foxing, marginalia or any other stain. BUT TEXT BLOCK FORE EDGE foxed. Pastedowns aged a bit. Ontario map & 3 other plates bound slightly out of place. Both boards triple edge ruled in blind around floral design with gilt book title at center. Back board tile only blind stamped. Backstrip worn. 1" spine top chip. Spine ends worn down to text level. Tips with minor wear. Spine sunned so lettering & decoration only barely visible. Top edge gilt darkened to black. Rear inner hinge paper cracking. .
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- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001258
- Title
- A TRIP through the LAKES OF NORTH AMERICA embracing a full description of the St. Lawrence River .... (2nd ed)
- Author
- Disturnell, Jonn (ed) 07a
- Illustrator
- with maps and embellishments
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD book. Original embossed & gilt lettered brown cloth. TEG.
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Publisher
- Disturnell
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- GOOD book. VG text block. Stated "Appendix to 2nd edition" on page, 376. MISSING large map at book's end. 8vo, 386,(6)pp., Howes D-355
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
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About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
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- 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.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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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