Maine, A History - Centennial Edition:. [In Three Volumes Plus Two "Biographical" Volumes]
by Hatch, Louis Clinton (ed); "Members of Maine Historical Society and Other Writers
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ [Textblocks Fine]. No DJ.
- Seller
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Portland, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: The American Historical Society, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ [Textblocks Fine]. No DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. A detailed and respected history of Maine, from the colonial period through the wars and boundary disputes, statehood the Civil War and a wide variety of social, economic, religious and other aspects of the evolution of the state. A handsome set, seldom found in such nice condition nor complete with the Biographical volumes. Light shelf/edge wear, light toning to spines, hint of toning to gilt, else tight, bright and unmarred. Halfbound, black cloth spine and tips, green cloth boards, four raised bands, gilt lettering and decorative elements, marbled endpages, speckled dye at textblock edges, frontispiece(s). 4to. [306pp; 629pp] 936pp; 339pp; 425pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
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- Lux Mentis, Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4707
- Title
- Maine, A History - Centennial Edition:. [In Three Volumes Plus Two "Biographical" Volumes]
- Author
- Hatch, Louis Clinton (ed); "Members of Maine Historical Society and Other Writers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ [Textblocks Fine]. No DJ.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The American Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- Maine Material
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Lux Mentis, Booksellers
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Portland, Maine
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
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- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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