TIDEWATER VIRGINIA: Its History, Its Tradition, Its Romantic Plantation Mansions, and the Celebrated Personages Who Give It Glamour
by Wilstach, Paul
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company (1929) 326 pp. Original dark brown cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Spine ends rubbed. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Inner hinges tender. Edges of leaves age toned; light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24729VA
- Title
- TIDEWATER VIRGINIA: Its History, Its Tradition, Its Romantic Plantation Mansions, and the Celebrated Personages Who Give It Glamour
- Author
- Wilstach, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, IN
- Keywords
- AMERICANA VIRGINIA STATE HISTORY VA DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL TIDEWATER ARCHITECTURE HISTORIC HOUSES HOMES DWELLINGS ETC. HISTORIC BUILDINGS SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS TO 1775 NORTHERN NECK AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED AUTHORS W
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Spine
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