Featured I was gifted this book , from a pal in San Fran.....

OK...so now my bubble has burst....or has it......
Why is the publisher different if it's the same 1st edition..???????



Biblical and Theological Dictionary: Explanatory of the History, Manners, and Customs of the Jews, and Neighbouring Nations

WATSON, Richard

Published by Carlton & Porter (1832)

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From: COLLINS BOOKS (Seattle, WA, U.S.A.)

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About this Item: Carlton & Porter, 1832. HARDCOVER. 1st American edition. 1003pp, fold-outs, quarter leather, octavo tight binding, attractive leather spine and corners, clear titles on spine, owner's name,shelfwear to the boards, rubbed edges, foxing and dampstained pages resulting in a wavy page block that rests squarely, bumped at a few corners, all fold-outs are intact, Fair. Seller Inventory # 93262

 

or, should I buy this book right away ???

 

@komokwa - Yours:




is correct. The example for sale in your posting above is identified incorrectly.
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a typo for date....do you think......or shenanigans..???

 

i see now they used the wrong date....should be 1856...

 

I wouldn't venture a guess; there are lost of amateur "booksellers" today. With no bibliographical reference, you can guess that it's simply misidentification. McClintock and Strong describe it (entry 789), and notes that the E.P. is London, 1831. I'll take a bibliographer's word in almost every case.
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