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A CENTURY OF URBAN LIFE. The Norwegians in Chicago before 1930
by Lovoll, Odd S
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0877320756
- ISBN 13
- 9780877320753
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Norwegian-American Historical Society, Distributed by The University of Illinois Press, 1988. first edition. hardcover. Fine/very good. Small quarto (approx. 7 1/4" wide by 10 1/8" tall) ivory cloth covers with dark blue titles, xiv + 367 pages. Includes black and white illustrations, notes, index. Book is in fine condition. Dust jacket spine a bit sunned, still very good. 081006A
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000021105
- Title
- A CENTURY OF URBAN LIFE. The Norwegians in Chicago before 1930
- Author
- Lovoll, Odd S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- ISBN 10
- 0877320756
- ISBN 13
- 9780877320753
- Publisher
- Norwegian-American Historical Society, Distributed by The University of Illinois Press
- Place of Publication
- Northfield, Minnesota, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1988
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
Biblio member since 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
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