Boonville: Bountry Books, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Green cloth with gilt lettering to the front board and the spine. Illustrated throughout with a collection of rare old photographs portraying life in an American Country Town. Book is slightly cocked, and there is a little shelfwear and some offset to the endpages. Dustjacket has some wear to the outer corners and head and heel of spine panel.

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Bookseller: Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21666
Title: Black Cotton Stockings
Author: RYDER, RON and FYNMORE, JIM
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Bountry Books
Place of Publication: Boonville
Date Published: 1954
Keywords: Black Cotton Stockings, Photography

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About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)

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Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Offset: A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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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...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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...