Third Biennial Report of the board of Library Commissioners of Vermont, 1899-1900
by Board of Library Commissioners, State of Vermont (S. W. Landon; H. E. Rustedg; Fred A. Howland; Mary L. Titcomb; Louise L. Bartlett)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Milton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
NY: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. Printers, 1900. Hardcover. Good Plus. Brown cloth binding, red ink stamped letters on front cover, and spine but mostly rubbed away, small patch of glue remains on spine. Ink stamping to top and bottom edges of text block. Light wear to extremities, Ex-library plate and ink stamp on ffep, title page and ink stamping again on top of one plate, no rear pocket, etc.. ever put in. Otherwise clean binding, well bound, clean and unmarked. 13 photographic plates. Hand-colored map in front, open to 10 x 17 inches, has two inch tear, light off setting, o/ very clean. A very early Library commission report with an outstanding hand color map of Vermont showing counties with free public libraries, some with state aid, others by private means. Many counties are left blank and are not colored. Scans made; inquires welcome.
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- Seller
- North Country Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 15015
- Title
- Third Biennial Report of the board of Library Commissioners of Vermont, 1899-1900
- Author
- Board of Library Commissioners, State of Vermont (S. W. Landon; H. E. Rustedg; Fred A. Howland; Mary L. Titcomb; Louise L. Bartlett)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. Printers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1900
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vermont;
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About the Seller
North Country Books
Biblio member since 2008
Milton, Vermont
About North Country Books
General used, collectible and antiquarian books. Also paper, ephemera and posters. I am now in my 14th year of full-time book selling.
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