A HISTORY OF VALENTINES
by Lee, Ruth Webb
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York and London: The Studio Publications, Inc./In Association with Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1952. 240 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Light scattered foxing. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ edge wear, and light chipping to corners and spine ends. Spine a bit sunned. Illust. w/ numerous b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20650SH
- Title
- A HISTORY OF VALENTINES
- Author
- Lee, Ruth Webb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Publisher
- The Studio Publications, Inc./In Association with Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- SOCIAL HISTORY SOCIOLOGY SOCIALISM SOCIAL SCIENCE VALENTINES DAY HISTORY ST. VALENTINE LOVE LOVERS VALENTINE CARDS NINETEENTH 19TH CENTURY AMERICA ENGLAND HOWLAND ESTHER WHITNEY GEORGE C. ART ARTISTS BARTOLOZZI CORBOULD CRUICKSHANK MANSELL DOBBS ADDENBROO
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Social History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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.
- 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....
- 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...