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Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings An American Controversy
by Gordon-Reed, Annette
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Charlottesville, Virginia: The University Press of Virginia, (1997). First Edition. First Printing Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 1/8 inches. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. 288 pages including an index, bibliography, chapter notes, appendices and text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32758
- Title
- Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings An American Controversy
- Author
- Gordon-Reed, Annette
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The University Press of Virginia
- Place of Publication
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- Date Published
- (1997)
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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