- Bookseller: Charles Agvent, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 011384
- Format: 3/4 morocco
- Book condition: There is a marginal dampstain in the outer top and bottom corners throughout, except on the map, rarely just touching the text b
- Edition: First Edition
- Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
- Place: Boston
- Date published: 1854
Book Description
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1854. First Edition. 3/4 morocco. There is a marginal dampstain in the outer top and bottom corners throughout, except on the map, rarely just touching the text but mostly not affecting any text. Small, neat bookplate of Abram Joseph Abeloff on the front endpaper. Very minor rubbing to joints. Very Good or better in an attractive binding. Rebound around the turn of the twentieth century by Crombie & Lamothe in 3/4 brown morocco and marbled paper boards with five raised bands and gilt ruling and lettering, matching marbled paper used as pastedowns and endpapers. The original cloth covers and spine, in very nice condition with gilt still bright, bound at rear, though the eight-page publisher's catalogue has not been bound in. Engraved title page and map inserted.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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. Also known as the back.
raised band(s) : On leather bound books, the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
marbled paper : A decorative, multi-colored paper, sometimes used as end papers, or to cover the outside of a hardcover.
rebound : A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
