ANTHRACITE COAL COMMUNITIES: A Study of the Demography, the Social, Educational and Moral Life of the Anthracite Regions
by Roberts, Peter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York/London: The MacMillan Company/MacMillan & Company, Ltd., 1904. 387 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Lightly soiled. Mild rubbing to spine ends. Corners bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner's name in pencil on front endpaper. Illust. w/ b/w photos. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16770IND
- Title
- ANTHRACITE COAL COMMUNITIES: A Study of the Demography, the Social, Educational and Moral Life of the Anthracite Regions
- Author
- Roberts, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company/MacMillan & Company, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- New York/London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- INDUSTRY BUSINESS ECONOMY ECONOMICS ANTHRACITE COAL COMMUNITIES ANTHRACITE REGIONS PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY PA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Industry;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
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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.
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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