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Indianapolis: A Pictorial History Signed and Numbered Hardcover
by Leary, Edward A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- ISBN 10
- 0898650747
- ISBN 13
- 9780898650747
- Seller
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Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1980. First Edition (?). Hardcover. 0898650747 . Hardcover is black with gold blindstamped picture and title on front, gold lettering on spine. Inside front cover is a bookplate matching this book, signed by the author, and stating 'A limited edition of 7500 of which this is number 3188'. The 3188 is handwritten into the blank. Grey endpapers. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Exhaustively illustrated with hundreds of b/w and brown monochrome photos. From the foreword: "....is a welcome and valuable contribution to a growing body of literature about our city. It also marks the first time the story of our city and its amazing transformation has been told by way of a major pictorial work....are filled with rare and delightful photographs, drawings, posters, and early advertisements...." Great book on local history of a major mid-western city. Oversized, 3#. ; B&W Photographs; 8 1/2 x 11 1/4; 208 pages; Cover has light bumping and shelf wear, some rubbing at head and heel of spine. Inside front cover two areas where tape or such appears to have been removed. Slight grayish smudge on upper corner of front endpaper. ; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Pegasusbooks.biz
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4147
- Title
- Indianapolis: A Pictorial History Signed and Numbered Hardcover
- Author
- Leary, Edward A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition (?)
- ISBN 10
- 0898650747
- ISBN 13
- 9780898650747
- Publisher
- The Donning Company
- Place of Publication
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 0898650747, American History;, State Capitols;, State History;, Indiana;, Indianapolis;, Local History;, Urban History;, Photojournal;, Social History;
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- Shelf Wear
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
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