Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1963. Unpaginated. Deep red boards with black spine and gold lettering. Slight rubbing at bottom spine. Clean and unmarked throughout. Binding is square and tight. First free endpaper has a charming hand-drawn illustration of a house in brown ink and the inscription: "To Daddy from Pam and Steve, 1975. Eric Sloane" Price-clipped, pictorial dust jacket is toned and faded along the edges. There is some foxing to inside back dj. This is not a first edition, but a profusely illustrated, very nice reading copy of the well-known artist" rendingers and descriptions of "antiquities and American firsts.". Signed, Inscribed & Illus By Author. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Eric Sloane. Octavo.

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Bookseller: The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 033440
Title: ABC Book of Early Americana
Author: Sloane, Eric
Illustrator: Eric Sloane
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Doubleday & Co.
Place of Publication: Garden City, NY
Date Published: 1963
Size: Octavo
Keywords: Eric Sloan Artist, Illustrator, Americana, eBay

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The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.

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