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Portrait and Biographical Album of Ingham and Livingston Counties, Michigan Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties
by Chapman Brothers
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Chapman Bros.. Good with no dust jacket. 1891. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Original full leather embossed boards with gilt front panel and spine show heavy rubbing, 3" slit to leather along spine and torn head of spine. Front hinge loose, binding cracked in several place with several signatures loosening. All edges gilt with original floral endpapers, overall a complete and still fairly handsome copy that needs a bit of tightening. Early county history illustrated with full page portraits accompanying biographical sketches. ; MCN34057; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 871 pp .
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- Bookseller
- McCormick Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41388
- Title
- Portrait and Biographical Album of Ingham and Livingston Counties, Michigan Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties
- Author
- Chapman Brothers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman Bros.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- U.S. History Ingham Livingston County Michigan Genealogy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Michigan History;
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About the Seller
McCormick Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About McCormick Books
Mail order book store specializing in Genealogy, History and Michigan History.
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- Hinge
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