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The Better New York
by Tolman, William Howe and Charles Hemstreet
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
First edition (April, 1904). Octavo. Illustrations by A. C. McHench and John Westerberg. Original pictorial green cloth stamped in gilt, red and white on spine and front cover, t.e.g. Full page map. Afterword by Josiah Strong. No dust jacket. Very good. 320 pages + 4 page of ads.
From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on the front pastedown.
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- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2222543
- Title
- The Better New York
- Author
- Tolman, William Howe and Charles Hemstreet
- Illustrator
- A. C. McHench and John Westerberg
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Baker and Taylor Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Pages
- 320
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Houle Rare Books & Autographs
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Palm Springs, California
About Houle Rare Books & Autographs
2699 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262By appointment only.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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