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Early Silver of Connecticut And Its Makers
by Curtis, George Munson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Meriden, Conn.: International Silver Company, 1913. First Edition. First printing Very good+ in 1/4 black cloth and gray paper covered boards with silver text stamping on the spine and with the same on the front board. An octavo measuring 8 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches with black ink stains across the upper edge of the front board Without a dust jacket, perhaps as issued. 115 pages of text illustrated with line drawings and 33 photographic plates. Pages 83 through 115 are devoted to early Connecticut Silversmiths listing their names, places of business, birth and death dates (if known) and any available biographical data uncovered by the author. Many of the pages within this volume remain unopened.
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB29061
- Title
- Early Silver of Connecticut And Its Makers
- Author
- Curtis, George Munson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- International Silver Company
- Place of Publication
- Meriden, Conn.
- Date Published
- 1913
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