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IMPERIAL GERMANY
by von Bulow, Prince Bernhard. Translated by Marie A. Lewenz
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dod, Mead and Co., 1914. first American edition. hardcover. Near fine. Large octavo (approx. 6 5/8" wide by 9 5/8" tall) red cloth covers with gilt titles; top edge gilt. Black and white portrait frontispiece of von Bulow. No dust jacket. Gift presentation bookplate to a library on front paste-down endpaper, but not other signs of library ownership or library markings. Clean, tight, and bright. World War I. Germany 092508F
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020870
- Title
- IMPERIAL GERMANY
- Author
- von Bulow, Prince Bernhard. Translated by Marie A. Lewenz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first American edition
- Publisher
- Dod, Mead and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
Biblio member since 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
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