Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines : A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes. Volume II. Gates and Allied Families.
by Mary Walton Ferris ( Compiler)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$231.27A$185.02
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: Privately Printed, 1931. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Blue Cloth with gilt lettering to the front, gilt design and lettering to the spine. Top edge gilt. Mostly uncut pages. This copy is NEAR FINE. Minimal edge rubbing/bumping. gilt is bright. Cover with minimal rubbing. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight. Rear fold out looks pristine. Illustrated with black and white portraits, photographs, maps, etc.. Printed by Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons. First Edition with matching dates to Title and CR pages. Modest transfer on title page from the frontispiece photograph of Mary Beman ( Gates) Dawes. Heavy book would require extra postage for non media mail. .
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002766
- Title
- Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines : A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes. Volume II. Gates and Allied Families.
- Author
- Mary Walton Ferris ( Compiler)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Crisp
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- Cloth
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