NEWPORT NEWS' 325 YEARS: A Record of the Progress of a Virginia Community
by Brown, Alexander Crosby (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Newport News, Virginia: The Newport News Golden Anniversary Corporation, 1946. 351 pages + 1page of errata. SIGNED, without inscription on the title page by Raymond B. Bottoms, editor of the Daily Press newspaper and president of the Newport News Golden Anniversary Corporation. A detailed and profusely illustrated history of Newport News, Virginia, as portrayed in a series of historical articles edited by Brown. The book is clean and tight, with bright gilding on front cover and spine. Covers are uniformly slightly faded, with some color rubbing. Pages are lightly and uniformly toned.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- PC25
- Title
- NEWPORT NEWS' 325 YEARS: A Record of the Progress of a Virginia Community
- Author
- Brown, Alexander Crosby (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Newport News Golden Anniversary Corporation
- Place of Publication
- Newport News, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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Williamsburg, Virginia
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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