American Book - Plates. A Guide to their Study with Examples. With a Bibliography by Eben Newell Hewins Member Ex - Libris Society.
by ALLEN, Charles Dexter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Macmillan, 1894. Bound in one half morocco leather over green boards. This is an ex-private library copy with the previous owner's book-plate (surprised?) to front pastedown. A bit of wear to spine edges, and to the top of the spine. Overall, an acceptable reference copy (no library marks on spine of book). Priced accordintly. 437 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- abookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59005465
- Title
- American Book - Plates. A Guide to their Study with Examples. With a Bibliography by Eben Newell Hewins Member Ex - Libris Society.
- Author
- ALLEN, Charles Dexter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- Bookplates
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- Morocco
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