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THE CLUBS OF NEW YORK. With an Account of the Origin, Progress, Present Condition and Membership of the Leading Clubs; An Essay on NEW YORK CLUB-LIFE, and Photographs of Leading Club-Men
by Fairfield, Francis Gerry
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry L. Hinton, Publisher, 1873. First Edition. hard cover. Good/No jacket. New York: Henry L. Hinton, Publisher. 1873. 1st edition. 349pp. + 2pp ads. Hardcover. An Ex-library copy with attendant text on spine; bookplate on inside front board. stamps and discard stamp on title page, notations on copyright, and stamps and remains of pockets to rear boards. Aside from the library issues, this is in very good condition. The gilt is still legible on the spine but the front board is faded, as if something was lying on top of it.Internally, again aside from the library issues, the pages are clean and bright and the binding is tight.
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- Seller
- Parnassus Book Service
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 21346
- Title
- THE CLUBS OF NEW YORK. With an Account of the Origin, Progress, Present Condition and Membership of the Leading Clubs; An Essay on NEW YORK CLUB-LIFE, and Photographs of Leading Club-Men
- Author
- Fairfield, Francis Gerry
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Henry L. Hinton, Publisher
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- AMERICANA, CLUBS NEW YORK, MEN'S CLUBS,
Terms of Sale
Parnassus Book Service
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About the Seller
Parnassus Book Service
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts
About Parnassus Book Service
Ben Muse began selling books from the former Knowles General Store in 1959. Now in our third generation, we are a famiy-run, general book store selling new and old (often rare) books as well as issuing specialty catalogs on a variety of subjects: Americana, Latin America, Maritime, Art, the Orient and a variety of other subjects. If you can't find what you are looking for here on the web, please contact us directly at our Yarmouthport shop -- or better yet stop by to browse and talk. We look forward to seeing you.
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Jacket
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