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THE GENTLE AMERICANS 1864 - 1960, BIOGRAPHY OF A BREED
by Helen Howe
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/very good +
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper and Row, 1965. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. 6 x 8 3/4 in. Mustard cloth with gilt lettering on spine. B&W illus. Condition is NEAR FINE ; excellent on all points, like new. DJ is VERY GOOD+ ; not price-clipped, minor wear and chipping to edges. Spine mildly sunned. Bio. Stax.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7705
- Title
- THE GENTLE AMERICANS 1864 - 1960, BIOGRAPHY OF A BREED
- Author
- Helen Howe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, as stated
- Publisher
- NY: Harper and Row
- Date Published
- 1965
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
Andre Strong Bookseller
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
Blue Hill, Maine
About Andre Strong Bookseller
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- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- New
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