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The Romance of Old Philadelphia: With Frontispiece in Color and 100 Illustrations from Original Sources and from Photographs by Philip B. Wallace
by John T. Faris
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Ochre colored cloth hardcover boards with black lettering on front cover and spine. Front cover pictorial of colonial grandfather clock in brown and black.
Top of text block is gilt, deckled edges. Former owner bookplate on front endpaper. Binding sound, although front hinge is loose. some staining and age toning to FFE. Text clean.
The author has gathered material for this volume from manuscripts and genealogical records from the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania that were available at the time.
An important historical work.
Mylar protected.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 03-07-2023-06
- Title
- The Romance of Old Philadelphia
- Author
- John T. Faris
- Illustrator
- Phillip B. Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Sound, but see description
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1918
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and London
- Date Published
- 1918
- Pages
- 336
- Size
- 8 7/8" x 5 13/16"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Philadelphia History
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bonnie Lane Books
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Roseburg, Oregon
About Bonnie Lane Books
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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