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The Worcester Almanac, Directory and Business Advertiser for 1864
by Howland, Henry J
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Worcester, MA: Henry J. Howland, 1863. First edition, published 1863 for the year 1864. Business directory with numerous illustrated advertisements, some on colored paper, plus a folding map of the city, and an almanac. Dark brown blind-stamped cloth lettered in gilt, 7.5" tall, 126 pages. Good to very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities, gilt bright and clear, good hinges, sound text block, map slightly age-darkened but clean, a couple of minor notes in the almanac section, names in pencil in upper margins of first and final advertisements, pages a little age-toned but clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034441
- Title
- The Worcester Almanac, Directory and Business Advertiser for 1864
- Author
- Howland, Henry J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Henry J. Howland
- Place of Publication
- Worcester, MA
- Date Published
- 1863
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- CITY DIRECTORY ADVERTISEMENT MASSACHUSETTS MA
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; Business, Economics and Finance;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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