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American Broadsides
by Bumgardner, Georgia B
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Barre, Mass.: Imprint Society, 1971. Limited first edition. In fine condition bound in 1/4 blue and brown cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine with a prior owner's name and date on the first free end paper. A folio measuring 14 3/16" high by 10 1/4" deep containing 60 pages of text and 60 pages of plates. Without a dust jacket but housed in a near fine cloth and paper covered slip case with a paper label. One of only 1,950 copies printed, this one is out of series but signed by the author on the last page of text. Sub-titled: "Sixty facsimilies (sic) dated 1680 to 1800 reproduced from originals in the American Antiquarian Society." Selected and introduced by Georgia b. Bumgardner.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB19924
- Title
- American Broadsides
- Author
- Bumgardner, Georgia B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Limited first edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Imprint Society
- Place of Publication
- Barre, Mass.
- Date Published
- 1971
Terms of Sale
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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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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Slip Case
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Folio
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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