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Pewter in America: its Makers and Their Marks (3 Volumes in 1)
by Laughlin, Ledlie Irwin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0517350637
- ISBN 13
- 9780517350638
- Seller
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Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Legacy Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. First Edition Thus. First Printing; Hardcover. 0517350637 . B&W Illustrations; 11.7 X 9.1 X 2.0 inches; 687+ pages; Hardcover is grey faux leather with black cloth spine with gold lettering on spine. Slight rubbing, bumping to boards. DJ has slight rubbing, scuffing and bumping; in a mylar cover. Laid in is a 2 page article by Vivian Brichta, from April, 1980. Pages are clean and tight. 3 volumes in one. Pages are numbered by each volume. There are ca. 115 b/w plates through the book. Volumes 2 and 3 each have a bibliography and index. Originally published 1969-1971. Exhaustive study of American pewter makers. Extra heavy/oversized book. 5#. .
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- Bookseller
- Pegasusbooks.biz
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11092
- Title
- Pewter in America: its Makers and Their Marks (3 Volumes in 1)
- Author
- Laughlin, Ledlie Irwin
- Format/Binding
- First Printing; Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0517350637
- ISBN 13
- 9780517350638
- Publisher
- American Legacy Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 0517350637, 9780517350638;, Reference;, Decorative Arts;, Metal Smithing;, Craftsmanship;, American Crafts;, Makers Marks;, Cultural History;, Social History;
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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