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THE HOMES OF OUR ANCESTORS as shown in the AMERICAN WING of the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART of New York
by Halsey, R.T.H. and Tower, Elizabeth 01b
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE book, VG+ DJ(in Brodart). 1st ed TEG. DJ has minor edgewear
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday Doran. FINE book, VG+ DJ(in Brodart). 1st ed TEG. DJ has minor edgewear. 1925. 1st trade ed.. Hardcover. FINE book, VG+ DJ(in Brodart). TEG. Tips scuffed & TP margins faintly foxed. DJ complete with $15 price. 10"x7",xxvi,302pp. . DJ with few up to 1/2" closed tears & 1/4" chips in top edge. Immaculate book save for faint TP margin foxing. Top edge gilt bright as new, other edges deckled. All edges pristine, particularly unusual in deckled edges. Book tends to stay closed when stood on its spine. A sign of having been read with care, if at all. 20 full page color plates and 217 full page b/w plates. "Peabody Book Shop Baltimore" ticket inside front cover. The full name was "Peabody Book Shop and Beer Stube", a Baltimore landmark for over 50 years, where you could buy a book and drink a beer. H.L. Mencken was a regular. This book seller wasn't a regular, but he did have a few beers there back in the 60s. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001042
- Title
- THE HOMES OF OUR ANCESTORS as shown in the AMERICAN WING of the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART of New York
- Author
- Halsey, R.T.H. and Tower, Elizabeth 01b
- Illustrator
- 20 color & 217 b/w plates.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE book, VG+ DJ(in Brodart). 1st ed TEG. DJ has minor edgewear
- Edition
- 1st trade ed.
- Publisher
- Doubleday Doran
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FINE book, VG+ DJ(in Brodart). TEG. Tips scuffed & TP margins faintly, foxed. DJ complete with $15 price. 10"x7",xxvi,302pp., Mencken, Baltimore, Peabody Book Shop
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Foxed
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