The Printed Books In America
by Joseph Blumenthal
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0874514851
- ISBN 13
- 9780874514858
- Seller
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Milton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Hanover, NH: Published by The Dartmouth College Library by University Press of New England, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Maroon cloth hardcover, in fine condition, like new -- bright clean and tight, free of markings. Dust jacket has minor wear, spine is not sunned, now protected in a clear archival sleeve. A lovely book and a fine reprint by the University Press of New England.. xiv, 250 pages, including 70 plates (32 in color), Bibliography and Index.
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- Bookseller
- North Country Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14519
- Title
- The Printed Books In America
- Author
- Joseph Blumenthal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0874514851
- ISBN 13
- 9780874514858
- Publisher
- Published by The Dartmouth College Library by University Press of New England
- Place of Publication
- Hanover, NH
- Date Published
- 1989
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
North Country Books
Biblio member since 2008
Milton, Vermont
About North Country Books
General used, collectible and antiquarian books. Also paper, ephemera and posters. I am now in my 14th year of full-time book selling.
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Reprint
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fine
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- New
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