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Two Centuries of Costume in America, 1620-1820 (2 Vols)
by Alice Morse Earle
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Williamstown, Massachusetts: Corner House Publications, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Two Volumes, 1974 reprint of the 1903 Macmillan edition, total of 824 pages with index, heavily illustrated with dozens of black and white vintage photographs, paintings and drawings. Books and Jacket are Fine, never read condition, beautiful ultra clean red cloth bindings with bright gilt titles to spine Jackets are Fine and protected in new mylar sleeves. A most presentable and ultra clean 2 volume set. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001502
- Title
- Two Centuries of Costume in America, 1620-1820 (2 Vols)
- Author
- Alice Morse Earle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Corner House Publications
- Place of Publication
- Williamstown, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Costume, American Costume, Clothing
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- Fine
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- New
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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