Power of Speech a History of Standard Telephones and Cables 1883 1983
by Young, Peter
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
George Allen & Unwin Publishers. Good. 1983. Unknown Binding. Full leather binding, bound in silk bookmark. Spine title in blind, top edge gilt. A trifle rubbed. Edges foxed. Production error leaves a dog ear fold on early page. .
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- Bookseller
- Isaiah Thomas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OC-F4OO-02GG
- Title
- Power of Speech a History of Standard Telephones and Cables 1883 1983
- Author
- Young, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Unknown Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Publishers
- Date Published
- 1983
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- business biography
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About the Seller
Isaiah Thomas Books
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Cotuit, Massachusetts
About Isaiah Thomas Books
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers. "One of the finest in N.E. (&) the premier used book shop on Cape Cod" - Used Book Lovers Guide. We have about 70,000 booksv Located half way between Falmouth and Hyannis, we are named in honor of the famous colonial era printer and philantrophist, founder (1812) of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, where we in 1969. There we were stewards and renewers of a decorative Queen Anne Victorian. On Cape Cod since 1969, we take care of the newest (1860) Crocker family home in Barnstable's village of Cotuit: a tall peaked Italianate now painted pink and four other colors. The owner's training has included work in four libraries and apprenticeship with the Irving Ephraim (1908) - 1989) who began his own career during the depression. Assistants have always known the meaning of "book person." Remembering with fondness Mr. E. and the enormous influence of our home town librarians, we try to continue their tradition of service. Open Tues. - Sat. 10 - 5, Sun. 12 - 5. Open Monday in the summer.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Leaves
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