The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation
by MCILWAIN, CHARLES HOWARD
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
San Francisco, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1923. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. VERY GOOD+ TO NEAR-FINE. CLEAN MAROON CLOTH BOARDS, SHARP CORNERS, TIGHT BINDING, SLIGHTLY SUNNED SPINE WITH VERY READABLE GILT LETTERING, CLEAN TEXT. NO DUST JACKET. OWNER NAME. Scarce first edition of this 1924 Pulitizer Prize winner.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mark Post, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13175
- Title
- The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation
- Author
- MCILWAIN, CHARLES HOWARD
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First printing
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History: Colonial to 1787;
Terms of Sale
Mark Post, Bookseller
All books are guaranteed and may be returned within 7 days for almost any reason.
About the Seller
Mark Post, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Mark Post, Bookseller
Specializing in American, European, and Military History, and all sujects relating to Scotland. Also a large selection of uncommon first editions of literature, including historical and western fiction.
Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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