Through Colonial Doorways.
by Wharton, Anna Hollingsworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-
- Seller
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Bluffton, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1893. Hardcover. VG-. 13th edition, blue decorative cloth, top edge gilt, 237 pp, b/w illustrations, ribbon bookmark. Condition: VERY GOOD- / no jacket: light edgewear; owner bookplate; front hinge slightly loose. Wharton covers such topics as: the Meschianza, New York balls and receptions, the American Philosophical Scoiety, the Wistar parties, old love letters, and Philadelphia dancing assemblies. See also Wharton's companion volume "Colonial Days and Dames.
Reviews
On May 6 2015, a reader said:
My 13th edition has an error. The chapter on New York Balls and Receptions on Pg.65 is repeated on what should be Pg. 177.
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- Bookseller
- Bygone Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1206
- Title
- Through Colonial Doorways.
- Author
- Wharton, Anna Hollingsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS, COLONIAL PERIOD, WOMENS STUDIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Social Life and Customs;
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