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A Sweet and Alien Land; The Story of the Dutch New York
by Henri and Barbara van der Zee
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 067068628X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670686285
- Seller
-
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 1978. First Edition. Good copy. Good jacket. Signed by Henri van der Zee on front free endpaper. In blue cloth covers with light blue lettering on spine. Square, intact binding. No writng anywhere, except for author's signature. Bumping of ends of spine. Fading to bottom edges. Light foxing to edges. Jacket: Intact with intact price on upper front flap. Chipping on ends of spine, edges, and corners. Heavy shelf wear. In new protective jacket cover. Pictures upon request. Thank you for your patronage.. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002446
- Title
- A Sweet and Alien Land; The Story of the Dutch New York
- Author
- Henri and Barbara van der Zee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 067068628X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670686285
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- HISTORY, NEW YORK, DUTCH
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- History;
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About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
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