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Leominster, Massachusetts, Historical and Picturesque
by Emerson, William A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Gardner, Mass.: Lithotype, 1888. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 1st, pebbled brown cloth w/ bevelled edges, good plus; spine sunned, hinges starting esp. in the rear, 2 owner's names on first blank page. 320 pp. + an extraordinary number of plates, mostly photographic portraits; a few are photos of buildings, and there are a few steel-engraved portraits (these have onionskin interleaves). Invaluable for genealogical research.
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- Bookseller
- Page 1 Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12584
- Title
- Leominster, Massachusetts, Historical and Picturesque
- Author
- Emerson, William A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lithotype
- Place of Publication
- Gardner, Mass.
- Date Published
- 1888
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
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Page 1 Books
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
About Page 1 Books
The Special Collections Room within Page 1 Books, the largest used bookstore in Albuquerque, NM. We offer a broad selection of collectible and out-of-print books and ephemera in all genres.
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- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
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