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HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND AND ADAMS COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA: Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania
by Bates, Samuel P
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886. In three parts: 132, 588, 516 pages, including one color folding map, one folding relief map, and numerous engraved portraits. In addition to the writing of Bates, some sections of the book were written by P. A. Durant, J. Fraise Richard, Bennett Bellman, H. C. Bradsby, Aaron Sheely, and M. A. Leeson. The book is clean and tight, with some foxing limited to margins of only those plates that have tissue guards; the exterior has some rubbing along edges and fading of color on the leather spine.. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W1976
- Title
- HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND AND ADAMS COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA: Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania
- Author
- Bates, Samuel P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Warner, Beers & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1886
- Size
- 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Mid-Atlantic States;
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Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
We hold books only for firm orders. Books may be returned within 7 days of receipt for refund of purchase price. We pay shipping costs only if we have made a significant error in description.
About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2004
Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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