The First One Hundred Years of MacMurray College
by Watters, Mary
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Williamson Printing and Publishing, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. Large tome focusing on the first 100 years of the college, founded in 1846 as the Illinois Conference Female Academy, which was affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college went through many name changes over the decades, and struggled with enrollment and finances in its final years. The college closed down in March of 2020. This book is in fair condition. Faded, dirty and worn red cloth covers. Gilt titling on front cover and spine has faded and is quite faint. Bumped corner tips and at heel and head of spine. Spine edges and board edges are rubbed and worn. Foxing to paste downs and endpapers. FFE is missing. Rear pastedown has a small envelope stuck to it. We are not removing that as it might tear the paste down. Binding is splitting at the half title page, revealing the liner. Headband is separating towards the rear of book block. The book remains readable, but care is advised. Interesting bit of memorabilia regarding this educational institution which can count singer Judy Collins among its alumni. 6"x 9" x 2". 652 pages.
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- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221010003
- Title
- The First One Hundred Years of MacMurray College
- Author
- Watters, Mary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Williamson Printing and Publishing
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 3.06 lbs
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 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....
- Acceptable
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