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Painted Ponies: American Carousel Art
by Manns, William; Shank, Peggy; Stevens, Marianne
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0939549018
- ISBN 13
- 9780939549016
- Seller
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Omaha,, Nebraska, United States
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About This Item
Millwood: Zon International Publishing, 1990. Reprint. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Photographs. Bound in black cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt. Originally published in 1986. 256 pages. Beautifully illustrated history of the carousel horse. The book shows just a touch of edgewear; the dust wrapper is faintly rubbed. Tasteful gift inscription to the front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Publisher's poster advertisement laid in. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Bookseller
- Friendly Used Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125084
- Title
- Painted Ponies: American Carousel Art
- Author
- Manns, William; Shank, Peggy; Stevens, Marianne
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint.
- ISBN 10
- 0939549018
- ISBN 13
- 9780939549016
- Publisher
- Zon International Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Millwood
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- MERRY-GO-ROUND HORSES CARNIVALS RIDES FOLK ART
- Bookseller catalogs
- cultural studies; Art;
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About the Seller
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About Friendly Used Books
We have been selling books for over 40 years. For many years we had a B&M shop. We now exclusively sell online. We are conservative graders.
Glossary
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
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