CONCISE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY: Founded in 1882 By George Smith-Two (2) Volume Set/Part 1-From the Beginnings to 1900 Being an Epitome of the Main Work and Its Supplement/Part 2 1901-1950 Being an Epitome of the Twentieth Century D. N. B....
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1961. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. Previous owner's name on front endpapers of both volumes. DJ's lightly soiled and stained. Approx. 1" closed tear from bottom edge of front panel of Volume 1; price clipped. Spines sunned. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 257BIO
- Title
- CONCISE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY: Founded in 1882 By George Smith-Two (2) Volume Set/Part 1-From the Beginnings to 1900 Being an Epitome of the Main Work and Its Supplement/Part 2 1901-1950 Being an Epitome of the Twentieth Century D. N. B....
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY CONCISE DICTIONARY NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY 1900 1901 1950 TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICANA GENERAL
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....