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THOMAS PAINE.; The Beacon Biographies of Eminent Americans
by Sedgwick, Ellery
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/DJ Poor
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Small, Maynard & Co, 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Good/DJ Poor. 16mo, blue cloth, 1st ed. (1899), 150 pages (deckled edges), top edge gilt . Cocked spine, binding faded, bottom corners stained, preface page off-set. The dust jacket is chipped, with several tears, and small losses at the tips and the spine's foot. The dj is now held in place, and protected with a mylar sleeve (removable).
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CE230064
- Title
- THOMAS PAINE.; The Beacon Biographies of Eminent Americans
- Author
- Sedgwick, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- DJ Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Small, Maynard & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1899
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
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