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This is Fairfield 1639 1940 Pages From Three Hundred One Years of the Town's Brilliant History
by Elizabeth V. H. Banks
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
The Walker-Rackliff Company, 1960-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The Walker-Rackliff Company; New Haven, 1960. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, green binding with gilt lettering on spine and paper title label on front board, gilt ornate design on boards, binding sturdy and intact, moderate rubbing to board and spine edges, some handling/rub marks to boards, scratch mark rear board, few small abrasions along board edges, slight bending of boards, some scattered foxing to text block edges, abrasions to board corners, some age toning to text block edges and pages, without Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 270pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1030848
- Title
- This is Fairfield 1639 1940 Pages From Three Hundred One Years of the Town's Brilliant History
- Author
- Elizabeth V. H. Banks
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Walker-Rackliff Company
- Date Published
- 1960-01-01
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Gilt
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