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"The North American Reader" by Lyman Cobb and More Nonfiction Books
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | The North American Reader (Lyman Cobb), An Universal Etymological English Dictionary (Nathan Bailey), The Boston School Compendium of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (Richard Green Parker), The Underground Railroad (William Still), American Lecturers and Humorists (Melville D. Landon), Cyclopædia of Universal History Vol. II Part I (John Clark Ridpath), La clef de la corespondance commerciale anglaise, française et espagnole (J.-B. L’Hermite) |
| Genre | Biography, Autobiography and Memoirs, Dictionaries and Encyclopedia, History, Literary and Classic, Philosophy, Poetry |
| Binding | Hardcover, Leather, One quarter leather with marbled boards, Cloth on board |
| Publisher or Printer | Desilver, Thomas, & Co., Ve Baudry, Jordan & Wiley, The Saalfield Publishing Company, The Jones Brothers Publishing Co. |
| Publication Year | 1846, 1906, 1885, 1836, 1857 |
| Period | Mid to Late 19th Century, Early 20th Century, Antique |
| Place of Publication | Paris, Boston, New York, Cincinnati, Philadelphia |
| Edition Statement | Third Edition |
| Language | English, French |
| Complete Set | No |
| Volumes | II Part I |
| Number of Books | 7 |
Condition
- shaken and loose bindings with detached pages; splitting gutters to several; bumped corners and edges; chips and tears to backstrips; several detached and missing backstrips; loose and cracked hinges with several detached and/or missing boards; red rot to leather-bound books; frayed edges and corners of clothbound books; rubbed boards with stains and areas of discoloration; gilt loss; page toning throughout with areas of foxing, dampstaining, and mold; chipped, torn, and missing pages; personalized bookplates and ink inscriptions to endpapers of several; not checked for complete pagination.
Dimensions
2.75" W x 9.75" H x 7.0" D
- measures one.
Item #
ITMGE07720
