Ghosts along the Mississippi: An Essay in the Poetic Interpretation of Louisiana's Plantation Architecture
by Clarence John Laughlin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bonanza Books, 1961. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN on the half-title. A tight, very sharp copy to boot of the 1961 new revised edition. Solid and Near Fine (just a touch of light gum where a small price sticker had been carefully removed from the front pastedown) in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Folio, Laughlin's wonderful black-and-white photography capturing "the magic of the old houses of Louisiana"
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16954
- Title
- Ghosts along the Mississippi: An Essay in the Poetic Interpretation of Louisiana's Plantation Architecture
- Author
- Clarence John Laughlin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- rare photography, photographer Clarence John Laughlin, rare architecture, rare antebellum architecture, rare Louisiana architecture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
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