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Famous American Actors of To-day (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE)
by McKay, Frederic Edward; and Wingate, Charles L. E. (editors)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dustjacket
- Seller
-
Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1896. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Beautiful set of early decorated American trade bindings - two volumes complete. Clean turquoise cloth boards with gold decoration and lettering on covers and spines. No fraying or wear-through. Bindings are tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with gilt top page edges, clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographic portraits. Volume 1 - 220 pages. Volume 2 - 399 pages. Frontispiece portrait in each book with tissue guard. Title pages printed in red and black..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32669
- Title
- Famous American Actors of To-day (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE)
- Author
- McKay, Frederic Edward; and Wingate, Charles L. E. (editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- FAMOUS ACTORS 19TH CENTURY, DECORATED AMERICAN TRADE BINDING, DATB, FIRST EDITION, FILM, THEATER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Plays / Theater; Decorated American Trade Binding;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Fine
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