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TELLING LINE: Essays on Fifteen Contemporary Book Illustrators
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TELLING LINE: Essays on Fifteen Contemporary Book Illustrators

by Martin, Douglas

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Used - Very Good+ to Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good+ to Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780385300483
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$17.00

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New York, NY: Delacorte Press (1990) 320 pp. Original black cloth covers, very bright and clean. Spine ends bumped. DJ lightly soiled. Illust. w/ color and b/w drawings. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ to Near Fine/Very Good+ to Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$17.00
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PATTERNS AND PIECES: Lyme, New Hampshire, 1761-1976

by Cole, Luane (Editor)/The Lyme Historians, Inc.

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Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780914016281
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$42.00

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Canaan, NH: Phoenix Publishing (1976) 382 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding very bright and clean. Modest rubbing to spine ends. Previous owner's name at top margin of title page. SIGNED BY LUANE COLE ON TITLE PAGE. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and few short tears to edges; spine… Read more about this item
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$42.00
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EAST COAST DAYS; And Memories

by Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1889
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$22.00

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London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1889. 344+24 pp. Original dark blue decorative cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Wear to extremities w/ fraying to corners and spine ends. Covers slightly cocked. Light scattered foxing throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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$22.00
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OREGON QUESTION: Essays in Anglo-American Diplomacy and Politics

by Merk, Frederick

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$14.50

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Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1967. 428 pp. Original dark blue cloth covers, very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit bumped. Previous owner's name written on bottom edge of text block. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and few short tears to edges; price clipped. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item
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$14.50
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AUTHORITY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, SACRED AND PROFANE: Essays on the Relation of Monuments to Biblical and Classical Literature/With an Introductory Chapter on the Nature of Archaeology by the Editor

by Hogarth, David G. (Editor)/Driver, S. R.; Gardner, Ernest A.; Griffith, F. LL.; Haverfield, F.; Headlam, A. C.; Hogarth, D. G.

Condition
Used - Good+ to Very Good-
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Published
1899
Binding
Hardcover
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$32.00

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London: John Murray, 1899. 440 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed w/ light discoloration along foredge of front cover. Covers slightly cocked; corners bumped. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Good+ to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo… Read more about this item
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$32.00
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A PROSPECT OF THE SEA, AND OTHER STORIES AND PROSE WRITINGS

by Thomas, Dylan/Jones, Daniel (Editor)

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Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition
Very Good-
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$52.00

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London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. (1955) 136 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Faint yellow spotting to covers; spine a bit sunned. Covers slightly cocked. Light foxing to top edge of text block and endpapers. DJ lightly soiled w/ light edge wear. Illust. w/ a b/w frontispiece… Read more about this item
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$52.00
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LITERARY AND HISTORICAL MISCELLANIES

by Bancroft, George

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1855
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$105.00

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1855. 518 pp. Original dark brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to corners and spine ends. Natural toning to endpapers. Previous owner's name in pencil on title page. Light foxing throughout, otherwise, contents nice. A strong, sturdy copy.. First Edition.… Read more about this item
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$105.00
INDIA: A Celebration of Independence, 1947 to 1997
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INDIA: A Celebration of Independence, 1947 to 1997

by Anant, Victor (Essay)/D'Harnoncourt, Anne and Hoffman, Michael E. (Afterword)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780893816957
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$22.00

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New York, NY: Aperture Foundation, Inc. (1997) 228 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Top corners a bit bumped. DJ has modest edge wear. Illust. w/ numerous color and b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over… Read more about this item
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$22.00
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THEIR HEADS ARE GREEN AND THEIR HANDS ARE BLUE: Scenes From the Non-Christian World

by Bowles, Paul

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good+
Edition
First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$37.00

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New York: Random House (1963) 208 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spine ends bumped. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and few short tears to edges; approx. 3 1/2" and approx. 2 1/4" closed tears at bottom edge of front panel. Spine darkened. Illust. w/ b/w photos. … Read more about this item
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$37.00
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COUNTRY LAWYER: Essays in Democracy

by Windolph, F. [Francis] Lyman/Roberts, Owen J. (Foreword)

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good to Very Good-
Edition
Second Printing
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$17.00

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Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press (1939) 160 pp. Original red cloth covers, spine and edges a bit sunned. DJ lightly soiled w/ approx. 1/2" closed tear at top edge of front panel, and approx. 1/4" closed tear at top edge of rear panel. Spine darkend w/ tiny chip at top of spine. Contents nice..… Read more about this item
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$17.00
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PROMISED END: Essays and Reviews, 1942-1962

by Hyman, Stanley Edgar

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good-
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$17.00

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Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company (1963) 384 pp. Original blue cloth covers, very bright and clean. Bottom of spine bumped. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ mild edge wear. Price clipped. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$17.00
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AS WE WERE SAYING

by Warner, Chas. [Charles] Dudley

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1891
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$32.00

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891. 220 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ title in gilt, and gilt decoration on front cover. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down; owner's name, Francis Wilson, 1892 (Philadelphia actor b. 1854--d. 1935) on front blank endpaper. Bottom corner of title page torn. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER ON… Read more about this item
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$32.00
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AN ESSAY ON THE DIFFERENT NATURE OF ACCENT AND QUANTITY, WITH THEIR USE AND APPLICATION IN THE ENGLISH, LATIN, AND GREEK LANGUAGES

by Foster, John

Condition
Used - Poor to Fair
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Published
1820
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$155.00

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London: Printed by J. F. Dove for Richard Priestley, 1820. Containing Remarks on the Metre of the English; on the Origin and Aeolism/Eolism of the Roman; on the General History of the Greek; with an Account of its Ancient Tones, and a Defence of their Present Accentual Marks; With Some Additions From the Papers of Dr. Taylor and Mr. Markland;… Read more about this item
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$155.00
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A PRELUDE TO MEDICAL HISTORY

by Marti-Ibanez, Felix

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Used - Very Good+
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Very Good-
Binding
Hardcover
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$27.00

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New York: MD Publications, Inc. (1961) 258 pp. Original decorative cloth covers w/ gilt title on black spine. Two small bumps to bottom edge of front cover. DJ has wear and several short tears to edges; tiny chip to top of spine. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item
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$27.00
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LIFE AND DISEASE: New Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

by Ingle, Dwight J. (Editor)

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Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$17.00

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New York/London: Basic Books, Inc. (1963) 442 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Bottom corners and spine ends a bit bumped. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo… Read more about this item
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$17.00
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STUDENT LIFE, AND OTHER ESSAYS

by Osler, Sir William/Bashford, H. H. (Introduction)

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Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Published
1931
Binding
Hardcover
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$70.00

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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931. 146 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding lightly soiled w/ light rubbing along hinges, and to corners and spine ends. Spine sunned. Neat inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper. Illust. w/ a b/w frontispiece of Sir William Osler reproduced from the… Read more about this item
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$70.00
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LETTERS OF ASKANCE

by Morley, Christopher

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Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition
Good+
Binding
Hardcover
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$22.00

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Philadelphia/New York: J. B. Lippincott Company (1939) 318 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spine and edges a bit sunned. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and several short tears to edges. Modest chipping to corners and spine ends w/… Read more about this item
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$22.00
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NOTE BOOK OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER

by De Quincey, Thomas

Condition
Used - Good+
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Published
1855
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$22.00

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Boston, MA: Ticknor and Fields, 1855. 294+pp. Original brown cloth covers stamped in blind w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to spine ends. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers; edges of leaves lightly age toned. A strong, sturdy copy given its age.. Hard Cover. Good+/No… Read more about this item
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$22.00
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LECTURES ON THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PHYSIC: Delivered at King's College, London

by Watson, Thomas

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Published
1857
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$52.00

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Philadelphia, PA: Blanchard and Lea, 1857. 1,040 pp. Original brown leather covers w/ gilt title on black leather spine label. Binding scuffed w/ wear to extremities. Inner hinges cracked. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper w/ numerous pencil notes on front endpapers and rear paste-down. Faint dampstains to top margins; light foxing throughout.. Hard… Read more about this item
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$52.00
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MAYA AND THEIR NEIGHBORS: Limited Edition

by Hay, Clarence L.; Linton, Ralph L.; Lothrop, Samuel K.; Shapiro, Harry L.; Vaillant, George C. (Preface)/Jennings, Jesse D. (Introduction)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
Second Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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$32.00

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University of Utah Press (1962) 606 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and small gilt design on front cover. Binding a bit soiled. Fold-out map has approx. 2" closed tear to one of the folds, which has been neatly repaired. Illust. w/ b/w plates, figures, and a fold-out color map.. Second… Read more about this item
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$32.00