The Dutch Founding of New York
by Thomas Janvier
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Harper and Brothers, New York, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. THOMAS A. JANVIER. The Dutch Founding of New York, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1903.Octavo, first edition, pp. iv, 218, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, illustrated plates, double-page map. BAL 10859. An attempt to supplant Washington Irving's jovial Knickerbockers with actual human beings.Condition of this book:Light rubbing at corners and spine ends, overall near fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; United States; 1900-1920; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54486. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54486
- Title
- The Dutch Founding of New York
- Author
- Thomas Janvier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- BZDB17 History; United States; 1900-1920; Antiquarian & Rare. Thomas Janvier The Dutch Founding of New York
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
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- BAL
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- Cloth
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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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...