The United States With An Excursion Into Mexico
by Baedeker, Karl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1899. Second Edition. c; 579pp. 16mo. Bound in original blind stamped red cloth with gilt lettering on the cover and spine. Marble edges on textblock. Top edge slightly dust soiled. One ribbon marker. Yellow coated end papers with advertisement on front paste down. Includes 19 maps and 24 plans. Slight wear to the spine and corners. A few browned pages. Some underlining in orange pencil. Cracked hinge otherwise in good condition. Owner's inscription on front free end paper. This title was first published in 1893 and was the first Baedeker to be originally written in English. 1899
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141734
- Title
- The United States With An Excursion Into Mexico
- Author
- Baedeker, Karl
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Karl Baedeker
- Place of Publication
- Leipsic
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- United States|Guidebook
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Glossary
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.