US: Pantheon, 1986. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Ex-library book with some affiliated markings. Plate pasted to first free end paper, scuff where card holer was removed from back end paper. Boards are overall clean, minor wear to edges. Binding is square and tight. Faint wear to cloth at spine ends and corners. Text block is lightly soiled, library stamp on top edge. Dust jacket has some slight edgewear, covers are overall clean, light scuffing and rubbing. Dust jacket is in a protective mylar cover. PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.

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Seller: Atlanta Vintage Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 28455
Title: PRESERVING NEW ENGLAND
Author: Jane Holtz Kay
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0394520378
ISBN 13: 9780394520377
Publisher: Pantheon
Place of Publication: US
Date Published: 1986
Keywords: Architecture & Design, Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--New England, Architecture--Conservation and restoration--New England, Landscape architecture--Conservation and restoration--New England

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Welcome to Atlanta Vintage Books, serving book lovers locally and worldwide for over 30 years. Our 5,000 square foot book store houses over 70,000 vintage, rare and out of print books. You'll be greeted with a smile when you enter but left alone as you browse. Our staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Special orders are happily accommodated, as hard-to-find and out-of-print editions are a specialty. Our store is light and airy with plate glass windows letting in plenty of natural light and wonderfully decorated with antique display cases, old barrister bookcases, and wood book shelves. The wide aisles and scattered seating make browsing a joy. You'll wonder where the time went.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.