COLONIAL AMERICAN DOCUMENTS including The Declaration of Independence from The Chew Family Papers which will be sold on Thursday, April 1, 1982 at 7:00 p.m. (Catalogue).
by (Chew Family)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc., 1982.. 1982.. Very good. - Quarto, black paper covered boards titled in gilt on spine & front cover with device stamped in gilt on each cover. Bumped. 54, [1] leaf & [3] pp. B&W folding facsimile frontispiece & full-page & textual B&W facsimiles. The contents are near fine. <p>25 items are catalogued and described at length. A list of estimated prices is bound in. A printed list of prices realized is scotch taped to the front endpaper.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34167
- Title
- COLONIAL AMERICAN DOCUMENTS including The Declaration of Independence from The Chew Family Papers which will be sold on Thursday, April 1, 1982 at 7:00 p.m. (Catalogue).
- Author
- (Chew Family)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc., 1982.
- Date Published
- 1982.
- Keywords
- AMERICANA; COLONIAL; DOCUMENTS; DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; CHEW FAMILY; CATALOGUE; AUCTION; CHRISTIE'S; ILLUSTRATIONS; FACSIMILES; PRICES. (Americana). (Documents). COLONIAL AMERICAN DOCUMENTS including The Declaration of Independence from The Chew
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Spine
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- Quarto
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- Fine
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- Device
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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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