The Arts and Architecture of German Settlements in Missouri: A Survey of a Vanishing Culture by van Ravenswaay, Charles - 1977

University of Missouri Press, 1977. Paperback. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press, 1977. Hardcover. Fair. 1977. Hardcover. Fair. No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library with standard markings. 533p.

University Of Missouri Press, 1977. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2250grams, ISBN:0826202020

Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1977 2021-02-15. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Signed by Author. Inscribed by author on half-title page. Firm binding, unmarked pages. DJ scuffed/dampstained with several tears, not clipped. Well packaged, ships with tracking.

University of Missouri Press, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 11x7x2. Columbia, 1977; blue boards with gold spine titles; gray dust jacket with black cover titles and spine titles; mild corner and edge wear; mild wear and markings to dust jacket; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior is clean and unmarked. 533 pages. Additional shipping charges may be required.

University of Missouri Press, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

University of Missouri Press. As New. 1977. Hardcover. 0826202020 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 560 pages. Description: "Many Germans who immigrated to America in the nineteenth century settled in the lower Missouri River valley between St. Charles and Boonville, Missouri. In this magnificent book, which includes some six hundred photographs and drawings, Charles van Ravenswaay examines that immigration--who came, how, and why--and surveys the distinctive Missouri-German architecture, art, and crafts produced in the rural counties of Cole, Osage, Gasconade, Franklin, Warren, and St. Charles from the 1830s until the closing years of the century. Although the immigrants sought to transplant their native culture to the Missouri backwoods, the compromises they were forced to make with conditions in Missouri… Read More