CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF AMERICANA, FORMED BY THE LATE THOMAS WINTHROP STREETER: Public Auction/Six (6) Volume Set--Volumes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 (Index)
by Wroth, Lawrence C. (Introduction)/Patterson, Jerry E. (Preface)/Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ to Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. [Affiliated with Sotheby & Company, London] Dates: 1966--1970. Original dark blue paper covered boards w/ titles in gilt; volume 8 is blue cloth. Faint sunning to edges of Volume 3. Volume numbers written in ink to bottom edge of text block of all volumes, except Index volume. Lacks volumes 4 and 5. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+ to Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24791AMER
- Title
- CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF AMERICANA, FORMED BY THE LATE THOMAS WINTHROP STREETER: Public Auction/Six (6) Volume Set--Volumes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 (Index)
- Author
- Wroth, Lawrence C. (Introduction)/Patterson, Jerry E. (Preface)/Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ to Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. [Affiliated with Sotheby & Company, London]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- AMERICANA AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES AMERICA REFERENCE GUIDE BIBILIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHIES CATALOGS CATALOGUES STREETER THOMAS WINTHROP 1883 1965 LIBRARY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS COLLECTIBLES COLLECTING COLLECTORS PUBLIC AUCTIONS NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRA
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- Reference;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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