HISTORY OF ILLINOIS IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE. Profusely Illustrated
by Handford, Thomas W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G-
- Seller
-
Charleston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co. Decorative boards with ornate cover design, rebacked with green cloth laid over original material and not effecting lettering or cover design, new super and vintage endpapers added, inner front hinge and next page were ironically repaired with white tape in a relatively sloppy manner, tape repairs on the edges of some of the pages before p. 18, sporadic edge repairs after that, pages yellowing but appear to be strong, edgewear colored to match cover, all in all a decent reading copy that looks pretty nice from the outside. . G-. Hardcover. 1891.
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- Bookseller
- Pensees Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024423
- Title
- HISTORY OF ILLINOIS IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE. Profusely Illustrated
- Author
- Handford, Thomas W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Belford, Clarke & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1891
- Size
- 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Pensees Bookshop
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Charleston, Illinois
About Pensees Bookshop
Pensees Bookshop (Est. 1999) is a full service independently owned bookstore located in the Courthouse Square in Charleston, IL and within less than a block from 2 other quality used bookstores. We have two levels with over 40,000 titles covering almost all genres. Most of it is gently used but we do carry a small portion of new titles. We also restore and rebind books at very reasonable rates. We also carry a large section of vintage movie memorabilia including posters, photo stills, lobby cards and celebrity signatures. We are always buying books, historical documents, movie memorabilia and misc. artifacts as well as other items of historical significance such as art, letters, diaries, maps and military-related pieces. We are open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm. EU Information: Pensees Bookshop COR (3303-5806); Robert Bertrand (owner and operator); Place: Charleston, IL (Coles County); Illinois Business Authorization Loc. Code: 015-0001-5-002; Contact Information: penseesbooks@mchsi.com; (217) 512-2239
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