Fifty Years of a Civilizing Force: An Historical and a Critical Study of the Work of the National Board of Fire Underwriters
by Brearley, Harry Chase
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages toned, two pages offset from laid in postcard.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Frederick A. Stokes. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages toned, two pages . offset from laid in postcard.. 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Red decorative cloth. Introduction by Wilbur E. Mallalieu. Historical appendices compiled by Daniel N. Handy. xvii, 323pp, index, photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45922
- Title
- Fifty Years of a Civilizing Force: An Historical and a Critical Study of the Work of the National Board of Fire Underwriters
- Author
- Brearley, Harry Chase
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages toned, two pages offset from laid in postcard.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fire Underwriters, FIRE, PROPERTY Insurance
- Bookseller catalogs
- The Business of Business;
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Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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