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The Bettmann Archive Picture History of the World: The Story of Western Civilization Retold in 4460 Pictures
by Bettmann, Otto L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 039441201X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394412016
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. 039441201X . Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with 4460 drawings, photographs and reproductions. . The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket shows mild wear, else near fine. FINE/VERY GOOD. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 223, (1) pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21488
- Title
- The Bettmann Archive Picture History of the World: The Story of Western Civilization Retold in 4460 Pictures
- Author
- Bettmann, Otto L
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039441201X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394412016
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- 039441201X, History, Illustrated Books, Art;
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
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Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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