VANISHING GWINNETT, GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA
by Stancil, W. Dorsey
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0914923048
- ISBN 13
- 9780914923046
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
US: Gwinnett Historical Society, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Brown cloth over boards with gilt particulars to front cover and spine. Previous owner's gift inscription to front pastedown and scattered foxing throughout, primarily confined to title and copyright pages. Text block is soiled and foxed. Boards are lightly soiled, with a dent to the top left corner of front cover and light wear to edges. Binding is tight and square; text block leans slightly towards fore edge. Dust jacket is clean with two small closed tears to edges. Dust jacket is covered in a protective mylar jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55340
- Title
- VANISHING GWINNETT, GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA
- Author
- Stancil, W. Dorsey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0914923048
- ISBN 13
- 9780914923046
- Publisher
- Gwinnett Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Georgia History
Terms of Sale
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Atlanta Vintage Books
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Chamblee, Georgia
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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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...
- 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....