PENDING CRISIS: Or, How Shall We Settle the Liquor Question?
by Kirby, James H
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: The Christopher Publishing House (1933) 86 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding very bright and clean. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear, tear, and chipping to edges. Approx. 3" wide x 1 1/2" long piece lacking from top edge of rear panel. Small red stain to bottom edge of rear panel near spine. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22897SH
- Title
- PENDING CRISIS: Or, How Shall We Settle the Liquor Question?
- Author
- Kirby, James H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Publisher
- The Christopher Publishing House
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Keywords
- SOCIAL HISTORY SOCIOLOGY SOCIALISM SOCIAL SCIENCE ALCOHOLISM PROHIBITION DRINKING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALCOHOL LIQUOR AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL
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- Social History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...