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Chicago Furniture: Art, Craft, and Industry, 1833-1983
by Darling, Sharon S
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393018180
- ISBN 13
- 9780393018189
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
W W Norton & Co Inc, 1984-02-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Author. Chicago Historical Society in association with W.W. Norton & Company; New York, 1984. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author directly on title page. A Very Good, black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some rubbing to board/spine edges, scuff mark to rear board, trace scattered foxing top text block edge, slightly cocked, bit of sunning to text block edges and page margins, faint smudge/handling marks and couple of small dents to fore-edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, sunning to flaps, some scuff marks and trace scattered foxing verso spine, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 416pp., appendix, notes, sources, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1030840
- Title
- Chicago Furniture: Art, Craft, and Industry, 1833-1983
- Author
- Darling, Sharon S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393018180
- ISBN 13
- 9780393018189
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984-02-01
- X weight
- 52 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
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Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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