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Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia: The Craftsmanship of the Early Days of the Republic
by Philip B. Wallace
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co, 1930. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1930 1st edition. Tight and VG in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing at the spine crown. Tall quarto, 147 pgs., "measured" drawings by William Allen Dunn. Former owner bookplate and stamp at the front free endpaper, otherwise clean as could be, including the crisp black-and-white plates thruout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6696
- Title
- Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia: The Craftsmanship of the Early Days of the Republic
- Author
- Philip B. Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Architectural Book Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Rare ironwork, Rare architecture, Rare Philadelphhia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; Decorative Arts;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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