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The Whaling City: A History of New London, inscribed
by Decker, Robert Owen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0871060531
- ISBN 13
- 9780871060532
- Seller
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Chester, CT: Pequot Press, 1976-07-01. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 9x6x1. Fine green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering along spine. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on FFEP; contents otherwise clean and unmarked except for light soiling bottom edge. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges. 415pp. Index. Features 152 vintage photographs. First Edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017739
- Title
- The Whaling City: A History of New London, inscribed
- Author
- Decker, Robert Owen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0871060531
- ISBN 13
- 9780871060532
- Publisher
- Pequot Press
- Place of Publication
- Chester, CT
- Date Published
- 1976-07-01
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Keywords
- inscribed
- Bookseller catalogs
- History:American:;
- X weight
- 46 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2012
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
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- Rubbing
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- VG
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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