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Genoa the Superb: the City of Columbus
by Johnson, Virginia W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Estes & Lauriat. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. White cloth decorated in gilt and blue, beveled boards, TEG, ribbon marker. Minor soil, light edgewear to boards. Many tissued plates. Light offset to endpages. The cloth DJ with gilt titles is sunned to spine, soiled, cracked mid spine, lightly edgeworn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44811
- Title
- Genoa the Superb: the City of Columbus
- Author
- Johnson, Virginia W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Estes & Lauriat
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1892
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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