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New America (two volume set)
by Dixon, William Hepworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1867. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. 359; 369; 12pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue cloth with embossed borders on the boards. Title and rules gilt stamped on backstrip. Good. The extremities are rubbed and gently bumped, and the spines are sunned and rolled. The spine ends have multiple splits and small losses. The splits have been neatly glued. The underlying boards are exposed at the corners. Mild staining to the boards. The pages and the tissue guards at the beginning are foxed. The books are sturdy. May require additonal postage due to weight. Dixon traveled extensively through the America with the intent of publishing a travelogue, as was popular at the time. This volume includes extensive coverage of his travel and stay in Utah, with his observations of Mormonism. Illustrated. Flake/Draper 2847.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35789
- Title
- New America (two volume set)
- Author
- Dixon, William Hepworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Seventh Edition
- Publisher
- Hurst and Blackett, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- Mormon; Utah; Travel Exploration
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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