STRAWBERRY MANSION: First Known as Somerton, The House of Many Masters
by Lowrie, Sarah Dickson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Printed for The Committee of 1926 of Pennsylvania (1941) 228 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and small gilt seal on front cover. Binding very bright and clean. Top edge gilt. Previous owner's name on front paste-down. Comes in original cardboard slipcase, which is lightly soiled. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25038PA
- Title
- STRAWBERRY MANSION: First Known as Somerton, The House of Many Masters
- Author
- Lowrie, Sarah Dickson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Printed for The Committee of 1926 of Pennsylvania
- Keywords
- AMERICANA PENNSYLVANIA STATE HISTORY PA LOCAL DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL STRAWBERRY MANSION PHILADELPHIA AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" 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:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...