Turning 200: The Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution
by Nevins, Jane
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0931933447
- ISBN 13
- 9780931933448
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Richardson & Steirman, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. xii, 395 p.; 24 cm. Maroon and blue cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket title: Turning 200: A Bicentennial History of the Rise of the American Republic. The author portrays "the forces set in motion by the Revolution and the events after the Constitution was unveiled -- the watershed five years from 1787 to the end of 1791 that created the American republic as it is today, in both structure and spirit." -- dust jacket. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: slightly rubbed; clean and bright.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009133
- Title
- Turning 200: The Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution
- Author
- Nevins, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0931933447
- ISBN 13
- 9780931933448
- Publisher
- Richardson & Steirman
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.