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Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers
by Dorothy T. Rainwater
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine Plus/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0517521458
- ISBN 13
- 9780517521458
- Seller
-
Brooksville, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1979. 2nd Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Plus/Good. With over 2200 marks illustrated and brief histories and cross-references of more than 1400 manufacturers, this is a very comprehensive reference on the subject. Volume itself has blue covers with sharp silver lettering on the spine. There is a red dot remainder mark on the bottom of the pages. 222 pages. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. There is chipping and wear at the head and tail of the spine and at cover edges. Also there are two tears at the top of the front cover one about a half inch and one about a quarter inch. Another 1/4 inch tear at the bottom of the front cover. However, with its protective cover, the dust jacket looks presentable. The book's compact size is such that the collector can take the book with them when going antiquing. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box!
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014176
- Title
- Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers
- Author
- Dorothy T. Rainwater
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 3rd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0517521458
- ISBN 13
- 9780517521458
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. Dorothy T. Rainwater.
Terms of Sale
James Lasseter, Jr.
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About the Seller
James Lasseter, Jr.
Biblio member since 2018
Brooksville, Florida
About James Lasseter, Jr.
Focus on, but not limited to, signed nonfiction books that are relatively scarce.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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