A Half Century's History of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company A Record of Fifty Years of Prosperity 1849-1899.
by [No author noted.]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Nicely done up in tan buckram with spine lettering gilt above a brown floral design, and upper board lettering brown with same floral design and gilt dates, the whole within a bold gilt-ruled border, quarto, pp. vii, [viii], 289, [1]. Frontis and 4 more full-page illustrations. Many portraits of past company officers and directors. Pleasantly free of foxing.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002270
- Title
- A Half Century's History of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company A Record of Fifty Years of Prosperity 1849-1899.
- Author
- [No author noted.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- SPRINGFIELD, MA: [The F. A. Bassette Company], 1901.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Massachusetts; Genealogy; Advertising;
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T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
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ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
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- Buckram
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