ANTHONY BURNS: A History/Corner House Publishers Social Science Reprints Series
by Stevens, Charles Emery/Filler, Maurice (Series General Editor)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Williamstown, MA: Corner House Publishers, 1973. 296 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Light foxing to edges of text block. Previous owner's bookplate on front blank endpaper. DJ lightly rubbed. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w sketches. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 511BIO
- Title
- ANTHONY BURNS: A History/Corner House Publishers Social Science Reprints Series
- Author
- Stevens, Charles Emery/Filler, Maurice (Series General Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Corner House Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Williamstown, MA
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY BURNS ANTHONY 1834 1862 FUGITIVE SLAVES ESCAPED SLAVE LAWS LEGAL STATUS ETC. BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS STATE HISTORY MA VIRGINIA VA CAPTURED 1854 SLAVERY LORING EDWARD G. GREELY 1802 1890 JUDGES FEDERAL FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW 1850 SIMS THOMAS 1834 ABOLIT
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- Black History; Law;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Text Block
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