Samuel Gridley Howe Social Reformer, 1801-1876
by Harold Schwartz
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Harvard University Press, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Hardcover: Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good. 1st Edition. An excellent presentation copy from the library of Caspar Weinberger, former Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan. Weinberger's bookplate is on the inside front board, and a letter presenting the copy is inserted (presentation from Dr. Douglas McFarland, Director of the Office of the Blind and Visually Handicapped). The book is clean, free of marks. The binding is tight. The price-clipped dust jacket has minor tears, sticker removal spot, and chipping at the base and top.
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- Bookseller
- Turn and Temper Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 214
- Title
- Samuel Gridley Howe Social Reformer, 1801-1876
- Author
- Harold Schwartz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 960
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About the Seller
Turn and Temper Books
Biblio member since 2023
Rockville, Maryland
About Turn and Temper Books
Turn and Temper Books specializes in non-fiction, high quality rare books in Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Nature, Technology, Business, and related fields. We also may have the occasional modern first edition and other fiction titles. We focus on quality and condition: with few exceptions (mostly relating to antiquarian stock), all books sold are in Very Good or better condition and are highly collectible.
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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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