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Pitchforks and Pitchpipes: A Portrait of a Lancaster County Mennonite Family
by Hiestand, Esther Mae Longenecker
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Belfast, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Marietta, PA: Hiestand Publishers, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. First Printing. 498 pp. Oblong folio. Slight wear and scuffing to dust jacket, small closed tearat base of spine and along top of rear panel, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within. A heavy book, may require additional postage.
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- Bookseller
- Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30784
- Title
- Pitchforks and Pitchpipes: A Portrait of a Lancaster County Mennonite Family
- Author
- Hiestand, Esther Mae Longenecker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hiestand Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Marietta, PA
- Date Published
- 1990
Terms of Sale
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
Belfast, Maine
About Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Folio
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