Let Us Build Us a City: Eleven Lost Towns
by Harington, Donald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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About This Item
San Diego: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Donald Harington. Lots and lots of fine and distinct black-and-white photographs and illustrations of Arkansas ghost towns such as Sulphur City, Cherokee City, Marble City, Buffalo City, Cave City, Lake City, Mound City, Arkansas City, Garland City, Bear City and Y City. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound in two-tone, cream and light tan cloth over boards. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xx [4], 6-490 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Synopsis
A book full of exquisite historical and personal detail, of authentic American lore and American speech. This is the story of eleven towns in Arkansas, relics of a time when the dreams of city builders were boundless. Photographs and maps. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 356305
- Title
- Let Us Build Us a City: Eleven Lost Towns
- Author
- Harington, Donald
- Illustrator
- Donald Harington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Donald Harington lost towns ghost towns Sulphur City, Cherokee City, Marble City, Buffalo City, Cave City, Lake City, Mound City, Arkansas City, Garland City, Bear City and Y City
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana/Regional Interest;
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