The Gavel and the Book: The Simsbury Town Meeting 1670 - 1986
by Woollacott, Evan W
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 091465926X
- ISBN 13
- 9780914659266
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Simsbury, Connecticut: Simsbury Historical Society, 1987. First edition [1987], with a personalized inscription signed by the author on the blank page opposite the title page. Very good in good dustjacket. A history of Simsbury, Connecticut as shown through its long history of spirited and well-organized town meetings. Black cloth, decorative endpapers, illustrated tan dustjacket. The book has light edgewear, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has some light shelf soil, edgewear, and a closed tear at the top edge of the front panel, effectively no paper loss.. Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026639
- Title
- The Gavel and the Book: The Simsbury Town Meeting 1670 - 1986
- Author
- Woollacott, Evan W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 091465926X
- ISBN 13
- 9780914659266
- Publisher
- Simsbury Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Simsbury, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- SIMSBURY CONNECTICUT HISTORY GOVERNMENT DEBATE ROBERTS RULES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Connecticut - Its History, Art, Antiques, Etc;
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