The American Commonwealth: Vol. II
by BRYCE, James
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1899. Hardcover. 8vo. Original blue blind-embossed cloth, gilt spine lettering. vii, 904pp. Top edge gilt. Very good. Mild bit of faint edgewear, but spine gilt bright and handsome. Tight, attractive second volume (only) of this later printing of the landmark1888 study. Front pastedown bears the custom bookplate of S. Herbert Wolfe (1874-1927), a noted New York actuarial who became well known for his World War One service, in which he assisted writing the War Risk Insurance Bill and heading up the War Risk Insurance Bureau abroad, ending up a brigadier general in the Officers Reserve Corps.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33979
- Title
- The American Commonwealth: Vol. II
- Author
- BRYCE, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Americana;
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About the Seller
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- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...