Harry Burns Hutchins and the University of Michigan [Signed by the Author]
by Smith, Shirley W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, 1951 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xv (vii), 329 (1) pp. First Edition, 1951. Signed by the Author on ffep. Not Price Clipped. Only the faintest edge wear dj with age-toned spine of same. Faintest age-toning to text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9". Red cloth with small gilt illustration on front board, and gilt lettering to spine. In acetate protector..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6792
- Title
- Harry Burns Hutchins and the University of Michigan [Signed by the Author]
- Author
- Smith, Shirley W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- University of Michigan
- Place of Publication
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- EDUCATION BIOGRAPHY PROFESSORS HISTORY AND RHETORIC UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- EDUCATION;
- Size
- Large Octavo
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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