New America
by William Hepworth Dixon
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & CO, 1867 . Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A scarce, early edition of this study of America, by English historian, William Hepworth Dixon. Third edition of the work, in the publisher's original brown cloth. First published in the same year. Complete in one volume. Written by English historian and prolific traveller, William Hepworth Dixon. This work follows Dixon's exploration of 'New' America, with chapters on Kansas, Sierra Madre, the Western country and a settlement in Utah, amongst many others. With six engraved plate illustrations, including a frontispiece of Main Street, Salt Lake City. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original brown cloth. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities. Light bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. A touch of fading to the spine and the odd mark to boards, mainly to the rear. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd spot. Small tidemark to the right upper corner of pages 190-300, not affecting text. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 879Q45
- Title
- New America
- Author
- William Hepworth Dixon
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & CO
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1867
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- America travel illustrated william hepworth dixon travel
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.