... The Heavens and the Earth
by Walter A. McDougall
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
The Easton Press, 1988. The Leather-Bound Library of American History. First Thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Fine, Like New condition. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) blue leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes from History sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful copy.
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- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0354
- Title
- ... The Heavens and the Earth
- Author
- Walter A. McDougall
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 555
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Space Exploration, Space Race, Cold War, Soviet Union, Sputnik, Space Age
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Technology; Easton Press;
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- Gilt
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