YOUNG AMERICA In The Hands of His Friends. A Political Drama
by Sanborn, Arthur W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James H. West Co., (c. 1904). firt edition. hardcover. Near fine. Small octavo (approx. 5 1/4" wide by 7 1/2" tall) maroon cloth covers with bevelled edges, decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. Decorated endpapers. 82 pages. Review copy with letter from publisher laid in. Former owner bookplate on front paste-down endpaper; some browning on front blanks. No dust jacket. Near fine condition. A play. 082504A
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020530
- Title
- YOUNG AMERICA In The Hands of His Friends. A Political Drama
- Author
- Sanborn, Arthur W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- firt edition
- Publisher
- James H. West Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- (c. 1904)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...