The Building of Galena: An Architectural Legacy
by JOHNSON, Carl H., Jr
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Galena: Carl H. Johnson Jr., 1977. Hardcover. Edited by Sandra J. Hirstein. Illustrations by Carl Johnson. Wide 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial gilt. x, 189pp. Numerous illustrations (many color), pictorial endpapers. Near fine. First trade edition (second printing after a limited edition of 500 signed, numbered copies), boldly signed by Johnson in black fineline on title page. A tight, near pristine copy of this in-depth, well-illustrated architectural study of this historic northwestern Illinois city. Promotional leaflet laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43973
- Title
- The Building of Galena: An Architectural Legacy
- Author
- JOHNSON, Carl H., Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Carl H. Johnson Jr.
- Place of Publication
- Galena
- Date Published
- 1977
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Architecture;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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Galena, Illinois
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- Fine
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