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American Treasures in the Library of Congress Memory, Reason, Imagination
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harry N. Abrams. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's red cloth over red boards with white lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. . Rear cover has some faint wrinkles in the fabric of the binding (probably binder's error), spine is slightly cocked, else pristine, unmarked, tight and clean. The dust jacket is slightly rubbed at the head of the spine and has some faint impressions on the bottom edge of the rear cover. NEAR FINE/ NEAR FINE. . Color Photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 176 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18200
- Title
- American Treasures in the Library of Congress Memory, Reason, Imagination
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- History, Reference, Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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