Portsmouth, Virginia: Printcraft Press, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, this is number 780. 402pp. Gilt-stamped blue cloth, top edge gilt. Some pages unopened, bookplate removed from front pastedown leaving glue residue, spine darkened, else very good, lacking the scarce dustwrapper. Signed by the author on the title. "Let facts, not fancy, here reveal the splendor of Virginia's story. The simple truth is eloquent enough.

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Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 379744
Title: The Land of Decision
Author: SQUIRES, W.H.T
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Printcraft Press
Place of Publication: Portsmouth, Virginia
Date Published: 1931
Keywords: SouthernAuthor/Interest, History, Americana, Military-CivilWar
Bookseller catalogs: Americana;

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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.

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Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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Unopened: A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
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