THE INTIMATE PAPERS OF COLONEL HOUSE; ARRANGED AS A NARRATIVE BY CHARLES SEYMOUR - VOLUME I & II - SLIPCASE SET
by CHARLES SEYMOUR
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Crockett, California, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 979 Total Pp. (Vol I; 471 p.), (Vol II; 508 p.). Copyright 1926. Arranged as a Narrative by Charles Seymour, Sterling Professor of History, Yale University. Vol. I; Behind the Political Curtain (1912-1915). Vol. II; From Neutrality to War (1915-1917). Description: Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight sunned heel edge. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good; minor chips/small fine tears, sunned spine cover, lightly age toned elsewhere. Slipcase Condition: Good; Intact, board separations at crown/heel of slipcase (held intact by paper cover, 1/2" break at top right corner, rubbed corner/edges, slightly discolored/sunned top. Book description: Red publishers cloth hardbound, gilt title stamped/embossed on spine and front cover, manila paper dust cover with black stamped title/design, black/white photographic plates. Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 1 1/2" each volume.
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- Bookseller
- De Coux and Associates Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001510
- Title
- THE INTIMATE PAPERS OF COLONEL HOUSE; ARRANGED AS A NARRATIVE BY CHARLES SEYMOUR - VOLUME I & II - SLIPCASE SET
- Author
- CHARLES SEYMOUR
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1926
- Pages
- 979
- Keywords
- 20th Century
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
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About the Seller
De Coux and Associates Books
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About De Coux and Associates Books
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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