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The Susquehanna (Rivers of America)
by Carl Carmer; Stow Wengenroth [Illustrator]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Rinehart, 1955-01-01. hardcover. Good. 7x5x1. Signed by Author. Rinehart and Co.; New York, 1955. Hardcover. Signed by author directly on front free endpaper. A Good, green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some sunning along board and spine edges, top text block edge stained light green, bit of age toning to pages, some crimping to spine edges, couple of rub marks bottom text block edge, mild biblichor, in a Good, handling/scuff marks to panels, moderate edge/corner wear, several tears and chips along edges, rubbing to turns, moisture stain bottom front panel and verso, large tear to front panel, several tears are clear taped on verso, moisture stain top rear panel corner and top rear flap corner and also on verso, neatly clipped front flap, Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 493pp., bibliography, indexed. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1036318
- Title
- The Susquehanna (Rivers of America)
- Author
- Carl Carmer; Stow Wengenroth [Illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rinehart
- Date Published
- 1955-01-01
- Size
- 7x5x1
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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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