THE COVERED BRIDGE: An Old American Landmark
by Congdon, Herbert Wheaton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. Octavo. 151 pp; over 100 b/w photographs; references; index. Rust cloth with dustjacket. Jacket chipped at bottom of spine & bottom corner, a few edge tears. A study of Vermont's many covered bridges. The author describes them, relates their histories, and discusses their construction.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005607
- Title
- THE COVERED BRIDGE: An Old American Landmark
- Author
- Congdon, Herbert Wheaton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- American Bridges Vermont Covered Bridges
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
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New York, New York
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...