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The ULTRA-FASHIONABLE PEERAGE OF AMERICA: An Official List of Those Who Can Properly Be Called Fashionable in the United States With a Few Appended Essays on Ultra-Smartness
by Nichols, Charles Wilbur De Lyon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
George Harjes, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) with gilt letter to cover shows exposure toning along spine, rubbing to cover edges, soil and and indents to cover, touch of soil to page edges, bookseller sticker at bottom of rear pastedown, very faint staining to title page and some other light trace wear. 111 pages. Still a tight and clean copy of this early 20th century collection of American notables with many names you'll recognize that offers important imformation of how to dress and how to pursue the same kind of status.
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- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26029
- Title
- The ULTRA-FASHIONABLE PEERAGE OF AMERICA: An Official List of Those Who Can Properly Be Called Fashionable in the United States With a Few Appended Essays on Ultra-Smartness
- Author
- Nichols, Charles Wilbur De Lyon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Harjes
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Antiques; Collectibles; Rare Books ; Spokane, WA; Used Books ; ; ;
Terms of Sale
Barker Books & Vintage
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
Biblio member since 2021
Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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