Presence of the Past: A History of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg
by Hosmer, Charles B., Jr
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. 386 pp. First Edition, Foreword by Walter Muir Whitehill, Introduction, 16 pp unpaginated glossy b&w plates, 13 titled chapters, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, index. illus, 1965. DJ Price clipped. Only the very slightest wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.25". Red cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine, and red top text block. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7813
- Title
- Presence of the Past: A History of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg
- Author
- Hosmer, Charles B., Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- U.S. HISTORY THE PRESERVATION MOVEMENT BEFORE WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- U. S. HISTORY;
- Size
- Large Octavo
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