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Seller's Description:
Very Good. First edition thus, originally published by Hartranft in 1892. 524pp. Illustrated by maps, portraits, and photographic views. Preface by W.H. Burk. Decorative red cloth stamped in gilt with beveled edges. Owner's name on blank preliminary, gutters cracked, cloth stained, spine sunned with chipped ends, about very good.
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Fair. Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 524 pages; Original blue cloth; board edges bevelled. Titles and vignette/illustration to cover in gilt and silver. Gilt titling to spine a bit dull. Cloth over spine fragile with stress creases and cloth starting to crack in vertical direction. More pronounced separation in cloth over the rear hinge. Very small chip of cloth missing base of spine. Formerly in the ownership of a collegiate library with faded call number to spine, bookplate at front and light evidence of card pocket removal at rear. Contents clean and complete. Hinges tender. A solid reading copy of the 1st edition with complete plates. A good candidate for rebaccking as it reatins 98% of the cloth spine and boards in good shape. Fair to Good only....Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.
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Good+, No Dust Jacket. 8VO, 524pgs., B/W Photos. Hardcover. Tired blue boards soiled and rubbed. Corners lightly frayed. Spine ends frayed as well Binding is still tight but paper over hinge is cracking. Foxing to endpapers. Text is clean. Foldout map intact. Light foredge soil.
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Philadelphia 1893 (1892) Thompson. Hardcover. sm4to. Illustrations, folding map of Greenland, 524p. Original turquoise cloth with silver picture of ship between icebergs on front board with gilt lettering and gilt lettering on backstrip. Very Near FINE, just slight cover wear. No owner marks. Lovely condition. Beautiful book. Hinges not cracked; text clean and bright. no dj. Pictures available on request.