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Valentine's Manual of Old New York, No. 5, New Series
by Brown, Henry Collins - Editor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Valentine's Manual, Inc, 1921. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Full-Leather. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Index, illustrated. Burgundy leather over boards with gilt decoration and titles. raised bands on spine, gilt top edge, marbled endpapers. Minor rubbing to leather at edges, a few closed tears to pages in illustration list section, otherwise a clean, bright, tight copy with all color and black and white plates, and inserted fold-out illustrations present.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blum and Rosen Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026506
- Title
- Valentine's Manual of Old New York, No. 5, New Series
- Author
- Brown, Henry Collins - Editor
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Valentine's Manual, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Pages
- 271
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Terms of Sale
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Items may be returned for any reason within 30 days of purchase for full refund. Returned items must be in the same condition as when purchased.
About the Seller
Blum and Rosen Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ardsley, New York
About Blum and Rosen Books
We sell by internet.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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