History of the City of Altoona and Blair County, Including Sketches of the Shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
by Ewing, Jas. H. And Slep, Harry
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Altoona, PA: Harry Slep's Mirror Printing House, 1880. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 262pp. FIRST EDITION. Brown cloth, gilt lettering, all edges gilt. Spine and rear board missing, front board loose but holding. The interior is completely intact, age-toned and very clean, text block is holding tightly, owner's name and a bookplate of a private library are on front pastedown. Engraved illustrations. This is a first edition, not a recent reprint.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002830
- Title
- History of the City of Altoona and Blair County, Including Sketches of the Shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
- Author
- Ewing, Jas. H. And Slep, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harry Slep's Mirror Printing House
- Place of Publication
- Altoona, PA
- Date Published
- 1880
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Trains "Rail cars
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; Travel and Geography;
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