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Another Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover for the Years 1739-1741, With Letters & Literary Exercises, 1696-1726
by Byrd, William; Edited by Maude H. Woodfin; Translated by Marion Tinling
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About This Item
Richmond, Virginia : The Dietz Press, Inc. , 1942. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 490 pages, indexed. Hardcover in a burgundy dust jacket now in modern removable mylar. There is considerable wear to the dust jacket, which is torn in several places. Outer edges of the text block are toned. There is some foxing/toning to the end papers and title page. Previous owner's name in ink on the front end paper, as well as a separate name stamp on the same page. Text is toned but clean and sound.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050629
- Title
- Another Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover for the Years 1739-1741, With Letters & Literary Exercises, 1696-1726
- Author
- Byrd, William; Edited by Maude H. Woodfin; Translated by Marion Tinling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Dietz Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Richmond, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1942
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1942; William Byrd; William Byrd II of Westover; Diaries; Writings; Virginia; American South; Aristocrat; London; Lawyer; Richmond; Virginia Historical Society
- Bookseller catalogs
- Virginia;
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- Jacket
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- Text Block
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