The Intimate Papers of Colonel House: Behind the Political Curtain, 1912-1915 (Volume One)
by Seymour, Charles (arranged as a narrative by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. Hardcover. Octavo; G+/poor; pp 471; brown spine with black text; first edition; volume one only; dust jacket has age toned spine; open tears to front head edge; other chips to edges; front and rear have some soiling smudges; mylar wrap to jacket; small price sticker to rear; cloth shows sunned front head edge; slight edges wear; otherwise exterior clean; strong boards; text block exterior fore and tail edges have age toned moderately; head edge gilt; slight toning to endpapers; frontispiece with tissue guard; mild offsetting to tissue guard; slight staining discoloration to gutter to half title page and facing page; interior pages good; some uncut pages; illustrated. 1354432. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1354432
- Title
- The Intimate Papers of Colonel House: Behind the Political Curtain, 1912-1915 (Volume One)
- Author
- Seymour, Charles (arranged as a narrative by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1926
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