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The General Guide to Rare Americana. with Auction Records and Prices. Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1950. New and enlarged edition.
by Wemyss, Stanley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- Seller
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Wemyss, Stanley: The General Guide to Rare Americana. with Auction Records and Prices. Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1950. New and enlarged edition. Description: 323 p. With chronological and regional inventories of early printed books in the United States and a key to American Imprints 1639-1889. Fine cloth copy in mylar sleeved dust jacket with moderate edge wear to the jacket. Remains overall quite well-preserved; tight, bright, clean.
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- Bookseller
- Calix Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio126
- Title
- The General Guide to Rare Americana. with Auction Records and Prices. Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1950. New and enlarged edition.
- Author
- Wemyss, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Detailed description of early americana and prices
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Stanley Wemyss
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Americana, ephemera, early american prints,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books about Books;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Calix Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Calix Books
Biblio member since 2012
Swampscott, Massachusetts
About Calix Books
Calix Books is an on-line bookstore offering a wide range of books and ephemera. We do have specialty areas, for example, early Americana as well as rare religious works dating back to the 13th century, including a selection of Books of Hours.
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- Jacket
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- New
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