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The Evolution of Governments and Laws
by Allen, Stephen Haley
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
First Edition. Good HC, no DJ. Ex-library. Black cloth over boards, gilt letters. Clean, scuffed covers and spine; rubbing wear at spine ends and fore corners; library number faintly visible at lower spine; tightly bound; front hinge repaired/reinforced; cracked at rear hinge but remains tight; library matter on end papers; clean interior. Book reviews many forms of government and discusses how they evolved. 8vo, 1221 pp; index.
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- Seller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 4271
- Title
- The Evolution of Governments and Laws
- Author
- Allen, Stephen Haley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press. Princeton, NJ
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HISTORY - GENERAL LAW: RELIGION & THEOLOGY GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTION ROME HAMMURABI MANI JUSTINIAN CHINA FRANCE MAGNA CARTA China, France, General, General, Religion, Theology
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Sociology, Law; Government;
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Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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