Recollections of a Housekeeper
by Packard, Clarissa
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Waynesboro, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1834. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. First thus. Tan cloth with gilt imprint. Cloth is moderately soiled and light chipping at spine and closed tear at spine hinge, corners rubbed. Previous owner's name, addres and date on fep and earlier owner's name on title page otherwise unmarked. Heavy foxing throughout. Square and tight
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stone Soup Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57319
- Title
- Recollections of a Housekeeper
- Author
- Packard, Clarissa
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1834
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About the Seller
Stone Soup Books
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Waynesboro, Virginia
About Stone Soup Books
Stone Soup Books, located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in downtown Waynesboro, Virginia offers brick and mortar book shopping by appointment, personalized bookselling, book scouting services, & event bookselling services. We love to connect books with people who love them.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...