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Legends of the Shawangunk (Shon-Gum) and Its Environs
by Smith, Philip H
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Clean cloth boards with silver lettering on spine; no bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Previous owner bookplate on front pastedown; no other marks. Foreword by Carl Carmer. 212 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, tiny closed tear at base of spine; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Folklore of the fabled Catskill Mountain region of New York State. .
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034827
- Title
- Legends of the Shawangunk (Shon-Gum) and Its Environs
- Author
- Smith, Philip H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Place of Publication
- Syracuse, New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Americana, American History, Ulster County, Orange County, Shawangunk Region, New York, Catskill Mountains, Carl Carmer, first edition, New York State folklore, local interest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Folklore; New York State;
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- New
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