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The Great Lakes: North America's Inland Sea
by Dineen, Michael P., and Outdoor World Editors
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0872940527
- ISBN 13
- 9780872940529
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Waukesha, Wisconsin: Outdoor World, 1974. This handsome First Edition is in Fine condition with a Very Good + dust jacket. (Click on photo.) In addition to providing a history of the Great Lakes region and the cities that grew up along its shores, the book contains nearly 150 photo illustrations, over 65 in full color. The book is bound in red leatherette with gilt die-stamped lettering on the front panel and spine. The binding is tight and pages and bright and sparkling throughout. There is a gift inscription to the original owner on the front free end paper. The dust jacket has some curling at the top and bottom edges, plus several small tears. The book measures 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches and includes 192 pages. (Due to this volume's size and weight, international buyers should email me in advance regarding shipping costs.) . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000839
- Title
- The Great Lakes: North America's Inland Sea
- Author
- Dineen, Michael P., and Outdoor World Editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0872940527
- ISBN 13
- 9780872940529
- Publisher
- Outdoor World
- Place of Publication
- Waukesha, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- American Geography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals, Birds, and Nature; Travel and Geography;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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