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Ethan Allen and the Green-Mountain Heroes of '76
by De Puy, Henry W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Ethan Allen and the Green-Mountain Heroes of '76, De Puy, Henry W. Published by Phinney & Co., Buffalo, 1853. First Edition. 423pp. Gilt spine titles and illustration, blind stamped brown boards. Frontis, steel engraving and line map. Front hinge partially cracked although pages firmly attached. Brown stains to free endpaper seeped through to half title. Text block remains predominantly white with occasional light browning. Boards have general wear and rubbing to edges.
A biography of Ethan Allen, revolutionary war hero, and one of the founders of the state of Vermont.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2018
- Title
- Ethan Allen and the Green-Mountain Heroes of '76
- Author
- De Puy, Henry W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART, HISTORY AND POLITICS, ART; MEMOIR AND BIO;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
Biblio member since 2016
North Vancouver, British Columbia
About Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
Welcome! BACK LANE BOOKS is home to thousands of carefully selected antiquarian, rare and used books. Visitors are welcome - please phone ahead to make an appointment. I strive to provide accurate descriptions of each listing and I always include my own photographs of the item for sale. Appraisals are also available. Colleen Croft.
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- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- 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.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
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