Sketches of Virginia, Historical and Biographical.
by Foote, William Henry
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Not Issued
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Series. Second Edition, Revised. Very Good Stamped, tooled brown cloth with title in Gilt on spine. chipping to top and bottom of spine with some edge loss. Corners lightly bumped. The book is clean (but lightly toned towards the edges and text block tight. 596pp. There is a contemporary gift inscription on free end paper..
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Details
- Bookseller
- First Landing Books & Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57852
- Title
- Sketches of Virginia, Historical and Biographical.
- Author
- Foote, William Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- 2nd
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Regional/Genealogy;
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About the Seller
First Landing Books & Art
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Virginia Beach, Virginia
About First Landing Books & Art
We are an Open Shop in Towne Center Antique Mall. 3900 Bonney Road. Virginia Beach, VA 23452. We have been selling books for 20 years, 13 online. We are open daily! Our inventory includes Americana, Virginia and local history. World history, Classic Literature, Science and Technology, Philosophy, Religion, Fine Bindings and sets. Too many too list!
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- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...