The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England and the Summer Isles [Bibliotheca Americana]
by Smith, Capt. John; A. L. Rowse (intro.); Robert O. Dougan (bibliographical notes)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/N/A
- Seller
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Co., 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Facsimile of the original 1624 edition, folio bound in parchment vellum, with cloth fore-edge ties. [xviii],248 pp., illus. The text block paper is artificially aged, so what appears to be minor internal foxing is actually original to issue. The vellum boards are tanned and also a bit foxed, but that may be original to issue, too. Accompanied by introductory booklet (14 pp.), as issued, in original gray cloth clamshell case with blue velvet lining (minor soiling/foxing to outer cloth)..
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- Bookseller
- Saucony Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 056850
- Title
- The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England and the Summer Isles [Bibliotheca Americana]
- Author
- Smith, Capt. John; A. L. Rowse (intro.); Robert O. Dougan (bibliographical notes)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, OH
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; Imprints & Bindings; Exploration/Travel, Geography, Maps/Cartography;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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Saucony Book Shop
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania
About Saucony Book Shop
The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. We make no attempt to be a general-service book shop. Our inventory is highly selective, individually chosen from among the hundreds of thousands of books to which we have access annually at auctions, library and estate sales, and through individual scouts and vendors. We do not handle material that does not meet our expectations in terms of condition or interest to our specialized, idiosyncratic customers. Despite maintaining a browsing inventory of more than 15,000 volumes, we have minimized our carbon footprint by maintaining our entire operation in a cozy ca. 1890 barn and lean-to adjacent to an historic creamery in rural Maxatawny Township. Our shop is available for browsing by appointment and occasionally, in temperate weather, by chance, so email or call ahead to peruse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel. Thanks for reading about us! Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
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