- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: C00001655
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fair
- Binding: Hardcover
- Place: Pittsburgh
- Date published: 1848
Book Description
Pittsburgh. 1848. Hardcover. Fair. Hardcover. c.1848. Ex-Library. Includes call number tag on front board, bookplate on front pastedown, printed call number and stamp on flyleaf, withdrawn stamp on title page, assorted stamps on p.3. Fair. Front board nearly detached, heavy wear to boards, rubbing with loss to paper covering boards, corners bumped and worn, spine almost detached with loss to crown, occasional pencil notes to text, foxing throughout.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
Ex-library : A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
