The Galaxy of Entertaining and Useful Reading
by Various
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles S. Francis & Co., 1843. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 287pp. Brown stamped cloth, gilt spine lettering and decoration. Chipping to head and tail of spine (corner chiped at top), corners rubbed. First and last few pages most heavily foxed, most o text occasionally foxed. An uncommon copy published by Francis & Co. of their Library for School Districts and Families. Included are articles on voyages and travels, science, natural history, art, literature and religion. Illustrated with engravings.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002910
- Title
- The Galaxy of Entertaining and Useful Reading
- Author
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles S. Francis & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1843
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Essays Instructive
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectible;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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