ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS OF SCHOOL HISTORY IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
by Riddle, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good++/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Farmingville, New York, United States
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About This Item
William Riddle, 1905. Good++/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover: Grey cloth binding with author's photo tipped in on front. Title on front and on spine in white. Edges are rubbed and corners are frayed. Boards are slightly soiled. Spine edge is rubbed and worn through. Endpapers are foxed. Frontispiece and pages are printed on coated stock. Cracked hinge, signiture loosening. Pencil notes on page 442. A fascinating record of a school districts growth. Page 421 has vintage photo of Lancaster High Orchestra; previous owner has numbered the photo in red ink and identified each member on separate pieces of paper ( enclosed). Illustrated. Nice tight binding .
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- Bookseller
- Koster's Collectible Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- INVENT022929I
- Title
- ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS OF SCHOOL HISTORY IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
- Author
- Riddle, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Good++
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Riddle
- Date Published
- 1905
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About the Seller
Koster's Collectible Books
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Farmingville, New York
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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