The Intimate Papers of Colonel House 3 Vols
by Charles Seymour
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Three of Four Volumes, 471, 508, 453, MISSING VOLUME 4, octavo 9.5 inches in height by 6.25 inches in width, serious history lesson from the viewpoint of Edward Mandell House (1858-1938) publisher's beautiful red buckram binding, bright gilt title to spine and signature to front board, top edge gilt. Books are near Fine, a tad of sunning on spines, never read condition with NO previous owner bookplate or writing. Sorry No priority or overseas shipping. Bargain Priced! 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003645
- Title
- The Intimate Papers of Colonel House 3 Vols
- Author
- Charles Seymour
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- United States History, World War I
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
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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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...