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Bulwark of the Republic; A Biography of the Constitution
by Burton J. Hendrick
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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€9.34€6.54
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1937 Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA. 1937. Stated First Edition, matching dates on title page and copyright page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O book plate on the front pastedown and his name and date of 6-28-37 on the FFFP. Book Condition: Good +; suntanning to spine; bumped head and tail; shelfware to tips and board bottoms; browning to endpapers. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with blue and gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Deckled fore edge papers with some uncut pages. Clean internals. Internal hinges are sound and not split. 467 pp 8vo. This book makes it appearance 150 years after the framing of the Constitution by the Philadelphia Convention. The 150 years covered n this book This period from 1787 to 1937 has been far from static with all the cultural, mechanical, and political changes that have occurred in the US and around the world- but the thing that does remain static is the Constitution, which still stands to uphold the standards of the nation. A great look at the politics, the people, and the events of the past 150 years and its challenges to the Constitution. A clean presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011799
- Title
- Bulwark of the Republic; A Biography of the Constitution
- Author
- Burton J. Hendrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- United States Constitution, American Politics, Supreme Court, Civil War, 150th Anniversary of the Constitution,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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