The Great Book of Currier & Ives' America
by Rawls, Walton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1979. Signed Limited First Edition. Fine in heavy cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with an illustrated paper label on the front board. The rear end paper has the blind embossed seal of a prior owner. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is housed in an elegantly made full leather covered slip case with gilt decorations and text stamping. Signed by the author on the second free end paper and numbered 898 out of only 3,000 copies numbered and signed. A folio measuring 15 1/2" tall by 12" deep containing 487 pages with 400 illustrations 300 of which are in full color.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB18729
- Title
- The Great Book of Currier & Ives' America
- Author
- Rawls, Walton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Signed Limited First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
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Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- 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,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....