A nicely preserved book
Saturday I found a copy of Samuel Goodrich's *A Pictorial
History of America Embracing Both the Northern and Southern Portions* (1847, Hartford: House and Brown). From limited research, this seems to have been the first printing of the book, which was reprinted a number of times in the following decade. This particular copy was wrapped in nondescript soft leather in the manner that a dust jacket might cover a book. Unfortunately, it was glued to the endpapers and removal required time and gentle attention. But once removed, the book itself shined. The front and back covers are of a bright glazed leather and the spine is as perfect as I have seen in a book of that age, with the gilt very nearly as bright as it must have been when published. I infer that the soft leather cover preserved the beauty of this volume for most of its life. -- Francis A. Miniter Oscuramente libros, laminas, llaves siguen mi suerte. Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra Haiku, 6 |
A nicely preserved book
Nice find!
"Francis A. Miniter" wrote in message ... Saturday I found a copy of Samuel Goodrich's *A Pictorial History of America Embracing Both the Northern and Southern Portions* (1847, Hartford: House and Brown). From limited research, this seems to have been the first printing of the book, which was reprinted a number of times in the following decade. This particular copy was wrapped in nondescript soft leather in the manner that a dust jacket might cover a book. Unfortunately, it was glued to the endpapers and removal required time and gentle attention. But once removed, the book itself shined. The front and back covers are of a bright glazed leather and the spine is as perfect as I have seen in a book of that age, with the gilt very nearly as bright as it must have been when published. I infer that the soft leather cover preserved the beauty of this volume for most of its life. -- Francis A. Miniter Oscuramente libros, laminas, llaves siguen mi suerte. Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra Haiku, 6 |
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