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John Wanamaker: Two Volume Set
by Gibbons, Herbert Adams
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1926. Former owner's gift inscription on ffep of both volumes, age toned endpapers on both volumes, else textblocks are sound and solid. Top edges gilt. Vol. I has fraying chip near foot of spine on front cover. Rubbing to the head and foot of spines, bumped/worn corners, and slight shelf soiling to the covers. Vol. I is 398pp. Vol. II is 497pp., including bibliography and index.. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Plates/Holographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB8051
- Title
- John Wanamaker: Two Volume Set
- Author
- Gibbons, Herbert Adams
- Illustrator
- Plates/Holographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- John Wanamaker Biography, John Wanamaker Life, Johna Wanamaker
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
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