Quarter of a Millennium: The Library Company of Philadelphia 1731-1981: A Selection of Books, Manuscripts, Maps, Prints, Drawings, and Paintings
by Wolf, Edwin, 2nd; and Korey, Marie Elena (eds.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA, USA: The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1981. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering; amply illustrated with b&w photos. Ex-library evidenced only by small library plate on front pastedown and faint discoloration at spine tail where call number label used to be. Otherwise Near Fine condition -- only the faintest signs of wear to cover, interior bright and tight -- a really attractive copy. 355 pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Seller
- The Country Bookshop
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 29493
- Title
- Quarter of a Millennium: The Library Company of Philadelphia 1731-1981: A Selection of Books, Manuscripts, Maps, Prints, Drawings, and Paintings
- Author
- Wolf, Edwin, 2nd; and Korey, Marie Elena (eds.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- The Library Company of Philadelphia
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Library Company of Philadelphia, Publishers, Book Companies, Book Business, Publishing, Books on Books
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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