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THIS IS BIRMINGHAM The Story of the Founding and Growth of an American City
by HENLEY, John C., Jr
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Edition limited to 510 copies, of which this is Number 374, octavo, pp. 207. Done up nicely by the publisher in maroon boards with gilt spine lettering and ruling and upper panel lettering within fleur-de-lis accented border, all gilt. Black and white illustrations. GOOD dust jacket has some shelf wear at spine ends and flap fold points. A couple of short vertical tears with no loss from top-edge downward on front. Jacket now protected in a new sheet of removable Brodart.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3696
- Title
- THIS IS BIRMINGHAM The Story of the Founding and Growth of an American City
- Author
- HENLEY, John C., Jr
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- [Birmingham, AL]: Southern University Press, 1960
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Alabama; Southern interest;
Terms of Sale
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Biblio member since 2013
ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
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- Shelf Wear
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- New
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- Gilt
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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....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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