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The John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture: Including Some Notable Portraits, Chinese Export Porcelain & Other Items (May 16-June 20 1965)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Providence, RI: The Rhode Island Historical Society, 1965. Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. A very sharp copy of this catalogue of the May-June 1965 furniture exhibition at the Rhode Island Historical Society. Clean and Fine in its light-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the front panel. And in a crisp, VG+ example of the publsher's glassine dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends and the tips. Quarto, 178 pgs, including crisp black-and-white photos to the versoes.
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14574
- Title
- The John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture: Including Some Notable Portraits, Chinese Export Porcelain & Other Items (May 16-June 20 1965)
- Author
- -
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Rhode Island Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Providence, RI
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- rare Americana, rare furniture catalogues, rare decorative arts, rare Rhode Island furniture, rare Rhode Island history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Arts;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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