The Life of John Jay
by Jay, William
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New-York: J & J Harper, 1833. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Two volumes. Tall 8vo. (8), 520; (4) 502pp. Portrait in volume 1. Original drab temporary cloth bindings, printed paper labels. Cloth, hinges, labels and edges well worn, foxing to the beginning and end of the textblocks, but still a good, presentable set. Ex historical library, with acquisition and de-acquisition stamps on the reverse of the title pages, and evidence of numbers remoived form spines. Rare.
The author was Chief Justiced Jay's son.
Howes J70.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22342
- Title
- The Life of John Jay
- Author
- Jay, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J & J Harper
- Place of Publication
- New-York
- Date Published
- 1833
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...