The History of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut 1720-1920 (+ index)
by White, Alain C. and Litchfield Historical Society
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Litchfield: Litchfield Enquirer, 1920. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good. First printing. 360 pp., 102 photos, two-page map, errata slip laid in at ffep, octavo, red buckram with gilt titles. 1920 presentation inscription on ffep from W. S. Rogers, prominent citizen to Jean Chadwick. Bright copy with light wear to boards, front hinge cracking a bit but holding well. Several leaves of the appendix laid in loosely, possible binding error. Scarce item. Laid in: letterhead for The Bantam Ball Bearing Company, of which Mr. Rogers was Chairman of the Board. Also laid in: 24 pp. index to the book, compiled by Arthur E. Bostwick. This was printed some time after the book was published, and adds greatly to the ease of finding information about people in the book. The inscriber of this copy has 3 mentions in the index, including a portait on p. 342.
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- Bookseller
- Inno Dubelaar Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 785250
- Title
- The History of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut 1720-1920 (+ index)
- Author
- White, Alain C. and Litchfield Historical Society
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Litchfield Enquirer
- Place of Publication
- Litchfield
- Date Published
- 1920
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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