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Ghosts Along the Mississippi: The Magic of the Old Houses of Louisiana (The Limited Autographed Edition -- In Dustjacket and Slipcase)
by Clarence John Laughlin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. #284 OF AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF THE "LIMITED AUTOGRAPHED LOUISIANA EDITION". SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN at the limitaton AND INCLUDING THE PUBLISHER'S PRINTED SLIPCASE. A tight, impressive copy to boot of the 1948 true 1st edition (with the letter 'A' and Scribner colophon at the copyright page): Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact [AND price-clipped], Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light wear at the spine crown and along the rear panel's upper tip. Folio, Laughlin's crisp, wonderful black-and-white portraits thruout. The slipcase, which no doubt accounts for the superior condition of the book, merits a VG only, with light wear to the edges, offsetting along the rear panel's lower-edge and light chipping at the spine ends. The title label along the spine shows some darkening and mild scuffing as well. By all indications quite scarce in its limited autographed edition.
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16761
- Title
- Ghosts Along the Mississippi: The Magic of the Old Houses of Louisiana (The Limited Autographed Edition -- In Dustjacket and Slipcase)
- Author
- Clarence John Laughlin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- rare photography, rare Southern photography, rare architecture, rare Southern architecture, rare Clarence John Laughlin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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