The Gavel And The Book: The Simsbury Town Meeting 1670-1986.
by Woollacott, Evan W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 091465926X
- ISBN 13
- 9780914659266
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Canaan, NH: Phoenix Publishing, (1987). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). F. First Edition. Thick octavo, black cloth covered boards with gilt and copper gilt titles and decorations and decorative endpapers. 567pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR in year of publication on verso of half title. A very fresh, clean and bright copy in a crisp, sharp dust jacket with two tiny nicks to edges. Fine in near fine dust jacket..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
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- 03285
- Title
- The Gavel And The Book: The Simsbury Town Meeting 1670-1986.
- Author
- Woollacott, Evan W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- F
- ISBN 10
- 091465926X
- ISBN 13
- 9780914659266
- Publisher
- Canaan, NH: Phoenix Publishing, (1987).
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- May 1987
- Keywords
- SIGNED, SIMSBURY, TOWN MEETING, GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, POLITICAL, MUNICIPAL, TOWN, HISTORY, AMERICAN, NEW ENGLAND, COLONIAL, AMERICA, WOOLLACOTT, HOLCOMB, MODERN, POLITICAL SCIENCE, GENERAL
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About Brillig Books
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