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Architecture in Colonial Massachusetts: A Conference Held by the Colonial Society of Massachusetts September 19 and 20, 1974. (Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Volume 51)
by Cummings, Abbott Lowell; Frederick S. Allis, Jr.; et al
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts / The University of Virginia Press, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. xv, 341 pages, indexed. Hardcover with a light creme-colored dust jacket. Light to moderate overall rubbing wear to the jacket, but there is a 1 inch tear at the top of the fore edge on the rear panel of the jacket. The book is sound and clean. Illustrated with some photos and a few drawings.
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- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 049302
- Title
- Architecture in Colonial Massachusetts: A Conference Held by the Colonial Society of Massachusetts September 19 and 20, 1974. (Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Volume 51)
- Author
- Cummings, Abbott Lowell; Frederick S. Allis, Jr.; et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- The Colonial Society of Massachusetts / The University of Virginia Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 2.50 lbs
- Keywords
- 1979; Abbott Lowell Cummings; Frederick S. Allis, Jr.; Arthrur L. Finney; James Deetz; Edward ZImmer; James B. Peabody; Margaret Henderson Floyd; Massachusetts; Houses; Dwellings; History; Historic; Architecture; Architectural; Colonial; American; New Eng
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Architecture;
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About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- Octavo
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- Fore Edge
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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