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Dutchess County Doorways and Other Examples of Period-Work in Wood 1730-1830, with Accounts of Houses, Places & People
by Reynolds, Helen Wilkinson
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Payson, William Farquhar, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Magnificent photogravure plates by Margaret De M. Brown. Wilkinson was a luminary in Dutchess County historical writing, contributing to numerous scholarly examinations of local architecture of the Hudson Valley. 4to, 280pp, 204 plts, (20pp) index, map endpapers. Orig. quarter brown buckram & tan cloth, gilt title a bit oxidized, extremes lightly rubbed, spine slightly discolored, o/w vg+.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28570
- Title
- Dutchess County Doorways and Other Examples of Period-Work in Wood 1730-1830, with Accounts of Houses, Places & People
- Author
- Reynolds, Helen Wilkinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Payson, William Farquhar
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Bookseller catalogs
- HUDSON RIVER; ARCHITECTURE;
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- First Edition
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Spine
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