Williamstown: The First Two Hundred Years, 1753-1953
by BROOKS, Robert R. R., et al (editors)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Williamstown:: Williamstown Historical Commission,. Very Good. 1953. Hardcover. Black and white photographs throughout. First edition. Octavo, half bound in burgundy leather, burgundy cloth covered boards, gilt lettering and design, raised bands along the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Gift inscription on front endpage, light damp mark on top edge, else very good. ; 458 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76157
- Title
- Williamstown: The First Two Hundred Years, 1753-1953
- Author
- BROOKS, Robert R. R., et al (editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Williamstown Historical Commission,
- Place of Publication
- Williamstown:
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Local History, Massachusetts
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About the Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Springfield, Massachusetts
About Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
Booksellers since 1987. ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, and SNEAB member.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- First Edition
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- Half Bound
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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