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The Book of Philadelphia by Shackleton, Robert - 1920

by Shackleton, Robert

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The Book of Philadelphia

by Shackleton, Robert

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Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, no marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp, with one inch tear on top. Gift inscription on inside front cover. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. No dust jacket. This collectible, " VERY GOOD" condition copy is protected by a clear mylar cover. Very nice copy.

  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition No Jacket
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher The Penn Publishing Company
  • Place of Publication Philadelphia
  • Date Published 1920
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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The Book of Philadelphia

The Book of Philadelphia

by Robert Shackleton

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The Penn Publishing Company, 1920. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . 413 pages; illustrated. Moderate wear to the decorated covers; pages have some discoloring, a little staining. Names inside; a good sound binding. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Inventory No: 200873. .
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The Book of Philadelphia

by Shackleton, Robert

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Philadelphia: Penn Pub. G ex-library. 1920. Green cloth binding with pictorial cover in gilt, red, white & green with Philadelphia seal. Ft hinge cracked, owner . inscription, library markings. .
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The Book of Philadelphia

by Shackleton, Robert

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Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Co., 1920. Book. Illus. by R. L. Boyer and Herbert Pullinger. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, illus. in light blue, white, red, and green. Minor shelf wear, extrems a bit rubbed, text block edges typically a bit dulled. Former owner's signature at top corner of front flyleaf, which is torn along upper binding edge with tape repair. [x],413 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs, line drawings. Firm binding. Early printing, copyrighted 1918, this copy issued 1920..
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The Book of Philadelphia

by SHACKLETON, Robert

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Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Co., 1920. Early reprint bound in decorated black buckram, sans DW; previous owners name penned on ffep.; pencil marginalia; black & white plates, illustrations, and decorations; 413pp.. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.
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The book of Philadelphia,

by Shackleton, Robert

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The Penn Pub. Co, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. 1926 printing. Pictorial cover. Independence Hall and Pennsylvania coat of arms embossed on front cover. 413 pages, illustrations, plates. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Gilt lettering and ruled. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Light wear.
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THE BOOK OF PHILADELPHIA.

by Shackleton, Robert

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Kinzers, Pennsylvania, United States
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Penn Publishing Co., Philadelphia: 1920, 1920 413 p. + Color Frontis and numerous illustrations by R. L. Boyer and text drawings by Herbert Pullinger. Book plate of John W. Sparks on front paste down. 8vo. Original gilt decorated green cloth binding. PA 22 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.
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Book of Philadelphia.

by SHACKLETON, Robert

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Used - An attractive copy in a box rubbed at the joints, with clear tape reinforcing two of the short joints.
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Later edition.
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Hardcover
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Philadelphia:: The Penn Publishing Company,, 1926.. Later edition.. publisher's pictorial cloth, in publisher's two-part illustrated box... An attractive copy in a box rubbed at the joints, with clear tape reinforcing two of the short joints.. 8vo,. Illustrated with photographs and drawings; the frontispiece in color.
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The Book of Philadelphia

The Book of Philadelphia

by Shackleton, Robert

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Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Front titles, graphics bright. Slightly dulled spine titles. 1st end paper
Edition
1918 copyright.
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Hardcover
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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Philadelphia.: The Penn Publishing Company., 1920. 1918 copyright.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Front titles, graphics bright. Slightly dulled spine titles. 1st end paper torn away.. Boyer, R.L. (Drawings by), and Pullinger, Herbert (Drawings by).. 1 Green textured illustrated cloth over boards w/ red, white, green Independence Hall art, cover. 5 p. l., 413 p. color, B&W photo plates. 21 cm. Colonial Philadelphia history with architecture descriptions. Themes: Churches, Benjamin Franklin, City plan, Quakers & Meeting Houses, Art & Artists, Actors & Authors, Clubs, Fairmount mansions, College town, Valley Forge.
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THE BOOK OF PHILADELPHIA

THE BOOK OF PHILADELPHIA

by Shackleton, Robert

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Westport, Connecticut, United States
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Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company. Very Good. 1920. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine lettering a bit faded. One corner lightly bumped. Hinges have a bit of play. Former owner's name and small label on front free endpaper. ; Beautiful front boards with design of the Independence Hall in color. Frontispiece of the signing hall of the Declaration of Independence. Many illustrations ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 413 pages .
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