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William H. Prescott's Works
by William H. Prescott
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1904. Montezuma Edition, #805 of 1000. Hardcover. Fine. THIS COMPLETE TWENTY-TWO VOLUME SET IS IN FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, FIVE COMPARTMENTS AND FOUR RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, DECORATIVE END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS-WITH AFFIXED OWNER PLATE TO END PAPER. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS OR FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED-EACH PLATE WITH CAPTIONED TISSUE GUARD, 8vo, BOOKS MEASURE 8.5"x5.5". MONTEZUMA EDITION-LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES, 117 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 292
- Title
- William H. Prescott's Works
- Author
- William H. Prescott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Montezuma Edition, #805 of 1000
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Illustrated, Limited Edition, Fine Leather Binding, #805/1000 Copies, Rare, Great Condition, Full Page Plates, 117 Years Old
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Paypal payments preferred.
All books are carefully bubble wrapped and packed in a box with adequate packing peanuts to prevent any damage in shipment.
All books are shipped with delivery confirmation and tracking. Books are automatically insured.
100% satisfaction guaranteed. Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
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- 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....
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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