Plays of the Pioneers: A Book of Historical Pageant-Plays
by Mackay, Constance D'Arcy
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1915. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Collection of plays portraying early American pioneer life. 8 b&w plates. Hardback - green cloth with gilt lettering and drawing of a tree in gilt, no dustjacket. 175 pp. Bookplate inside front cover and small stamping to rear pastedown. Light aging to frontispiece, tissue guard and title page. Some aging to margins of plates and pages facing the plates. O/w pages clean and bright with no markings, no crease and no tears. Cover has minor rubbing, fading to gilt on spine and minor wear on spine ends. Hinges intact, not loose, but binding is just starting to split lightly inside. .
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- Bookseller
- Adamstown Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 216609
- Title
- Plays of the Pioneers: A Book of Historical Pageant-Plays
- Author
- Mackay, Constance D'Arcy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- PLAYS DRAMA PAGEANTS AMERICAN HISTORY HIAWATHA AMERICAN INDIANS LITERATURE NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theater & Drama;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Adamstown Books
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About Adamstown Books
Adamstown Books is an online antiquarian and used book dealer in Lancaster PA. Our presence began in Adamstown, aka America's Antiques Capital. The Adamstown tradition is boosted by our proximity to the emerging antiques presence in Columbia PA, and the rich religious and cultural history of Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. With Gettysburg a 1 1/2 hour drive away, the American Civil War is naturally one of our key categories.
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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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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