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By These Words: Great Documents of Amerian Liberty, Selected and Placed in Their Contemporary Settings (FIRST EDITION)
by Paul M. Angle
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York / Chicago / San Francisco: Rand McNally & Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Edward A. Wilson. FIRST EDITION, 1954. Hardcover. Bound in blue publisher's cloth. Covers are plain with gilt lettering on the spine. Yellow top stain. Deckled foredge. Title page is blue and black. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings by Edward A. Wilson. Frontispiece is a drawing of an eagle and the Liberty Bell. Indexed. xiv, 427 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. <br><br>CONDITION: Overall VG. Cover shows shelf wear and dust jacket is chipped along the edges. Dust jacket flaps are glued down, but not price clipped. Unmarked except for previous owner's name on the front flyleaf. Pages are toned and quite readable. Illustrations are wonderful. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 070750
- Title
- By These Words: Great Documents of Amerian Liberty, Selected and Placed in Their Contemporary Settings (FIRST EDITION)
- Author
- Paul M. Angle
- Illustrator
- Edward A. Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York / Chicago / San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- By These Words: Great Documents of Amerian Liberty, Selected and Placed in Their Contemporary Settings, Paul M. Angle, Edward A. Wilson, United States History, America
Terms of Sale
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I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
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Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- 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...
- Price Clipped
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- Edges
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- Shelf Wear
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