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EARLY AMERICAN ROOMS 1650-1858: A Consideration of the Changes in Style between the Arrival of the Mayflower and the Civil War in the Regions Originally Settled by the English and the Dutch [Signed]
by Kettell, Russell Hawes
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CARLSBAD , California, United States
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About This Item
Portland, Maine: Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1936. The scarce First Edition, not later reprint. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title page. Oversize original gray cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Top edge gilt. The color plates were made by Max Jaffe in Vienna, the Monochrome plates by Arthur Jaffe in New York. Some light rubbing to the covers and pencilled inscription on the fep (could be erased). Internally bright and clean. A scholarly and important resource for the collector or museum. . Signed. First Edition. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Bookseller
- RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20783
- Title
- EARLY AMERICAN ROOMS 1650-1858: A Consideration of the Changes in Style between the Arrival of the Mayflower and the Civil War in the Regions Originally Settled by the English and the Dutch [Signed]
- Author
- Kettell, Russell Hawes
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Southworth-Anthoensen Press
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Maine
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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About RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
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- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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