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The American Guide: A Source Book And Complete Travel Guide For The United States
by Alsberg, Henry G
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Hastings House, 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition - Nap (No Additional Printing Stated, Thus First). Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Book Is Bound In Blue Cloth With Gilt Stamped Lettering On The Front And Spine. Map Endpapers. Former Owner's Name Stamped Near The Upper Edge Of The Ffep And Half-Title Page. The Book Has Light Wear. The Front Hinge Is Cracked At The Half-Title Page. The Text Appears To Be Clean And Without Notation.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037434
- Title
- The American Guide: A Source Book And Complete Travel Guide For The United States
- Author
- Alsberg, Henry G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Hastings House
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 1348
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Automobile Travel - United States - Guidebooks; United States - Guidebooks; Automobile Travel. General
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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