A CHRONICLE OF ONE HUNDRED & FIFTY YEARS: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York 1768-1918
by Bishop, Joseph Bucklin
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- Very good
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918.. 1918.. Very good. - Octavo, red cloth titled in gilt on spine & front cover; t.e.g. The binding is lightly rubbed & the covers are lightly bumped. xvi, [1] leaf & 310 pp., partially unopened. Illustrated with B&W frontispiece & B&W plates.There is a short tear to the front edge of 1 plate where the leaves have been roughly opened. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>From the library of W. B. Cogswell of Syracuse, N.Y. with his name and the date April 27, 1918 stamped on the endpapers and flyleaf, and with his name stamped in gilt on the front cover.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1977
- Title
- A CHRONICLE OF ONE HUNDRED & FIFTY YEARS: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York 1768-1918
- Author
- Bishop, Joseph Bucklin
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918.
- Date Published
- 1918.
- Keywords
- AMERICANA; COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; FINANCE; INDUSTRY; CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; NEW YORK STATE; JOSEPH BUCKLIN BISHOP; W. B. COGSWELL; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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