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Work Sights: Industrial Philadelphia, 1890-1950
by Scranton, Philip; Licht, Walter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0877223416
- ISBN 13
- 9780877223412
- Seller
-
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia PA: Temple Univ Pr, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong Hardcover, 279 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. Explores the diverse Philadelphia business and manufacturing environment (small workshops, medium-sized mills and factories, and giant industrial plants) with archival b& w photographs to supplement text. Attention is paid to labor relations and the worker's skills and lives. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; slight crimp at top to a few pages near end. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; light shelf wear along edges; mild rubbing..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Adamstown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 223004
- Title
- Work Sights: Industrial Philadelphia, 1890-1950
- Author
- Scranton, Philip; Licht, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0877223416
- ISBN 13
- 9780877223412
- Publisher
- Temple Univ Pr
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia PA
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pennsylvania History; Business & Economics; Photography;
Terms of Sale
Adamstown Books
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About the Seller
Adamstown Books
Biblio member since 2015
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About Adamstown Books
Adamstown Books is an online antiquarian and used book dealer in Lancaster PA. Our presence began in Adamstown, aka America's Antiques Capital. The Adamstown tradition is boosted by our proximity to the emerging antiques presence in Columbia PA, and the rich religious and cultural history of Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. With Gettysburg a 1 1/2 hour drive away, the American Civil War is naturally one of our key categories.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...