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National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial. Baltimore, Maryland September 6 to 13, 1914. Part One: Official Programme. Part Two: The Story of Baltimore
by O'Connell, Frank A. and Coyle, Wilbur F. ( Compilers )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Baltimore: National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Commission, 1914. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, green cloth with large color cover paste-down. 165 pages. Part one compiled by Frank A. O'Connell; part two compiled by Wilbur F. Coyle. illustrated with numerous black and white photographs, 2 large fold-out panoramic photographic views of Baltimore and 2 large fold-out maps, one in color. First edition. No previous ownership marks. Cloth on rear cover lightly rubbed and faded, large gilt medallion still bright. Cover paste-down bright and unmarked. Interior is clean and unmarked, with light marginal foxing only to pages opposite large fold-out plates. A nice copy of this patriotic salute to Baltimore. Very good+. .
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017388
- Title
- National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial. Baltimore, Maryland September 6 to 13, 1914. Part One: Official Programme. Part Two: The Story of Baltimore
- Author
- O'Connell, Frank A. and Coyle, Wilbur F. ( Compilers )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Commission
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Local History, Baltimore, Star Spangled Banner
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Staten Island, New York
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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