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A Natural History of the Typestickers of Los Angeles. Compiled from the Letters of Wm M. Cheney
by Carpenter, Edwin H. , Comp. & Wm. M. Cheney
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
The Rounce & Coffin Club. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Original white dust jacket is lightly soiled with short tears and a few tiny chips. Quarter black cloth with green paper-covered boards, gilt-stamped spine. Book has no defects; pages are crisp and tight, book appears unread -- a beautiful copy. . Book includes an errata sheet, which is an integral part of the book. It does correct some real errors, but also includes quite a bit of typesticker humor. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 62 pages. S2 .
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- Bookseller
- Sweet Beagle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30935
- Title
- A Natural History of the Typestickers of Los Angeles. Compiled from the Letters of Wm M. Cheney
- Author
- Carpenter, Edwin H. , Comp. & Wm. M. Cheney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Rounce & Coffin Club
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Books About Books, Typestickers, Humor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor; Books about Books;
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Sweet Beagle Books
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- Jacket
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- Soiled
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