The General Guide to Rare Americana: With Auction Records and Prices. A Hand Book and Guide to the Rare Notable Books Relating to America. With Chronological and Regional Inventories of early printed books in the United States, and a Key to American Imprints 1639-1889
by Wemyss, Stanley
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Stanley Wemyss, 1950. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 323 pages. Burgundy cloth hardcover with title on the spine. Ex-library copy with label on the front paste down and markings on the front cover, spine and first few pages. No markings or labels inside the back cover. A fair reading copy.
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Details
- Seller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 21455
- Title
- The General Guide to Rare Americana
- Author
- Wemyss, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Stanley Wemyss
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Books on Books, Reference
Terms of Sale
Americana Books ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...