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The Natural Bridge and Its Historical Surroundings
by E.P. Tompkins (signed)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Natural Bridge, Va: Natural Bridge of Va. Inc, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First Edition, signed boldly by author E.P. Tompkins M.D. in blue ink on first free page, 147 pages with many black and white illustrations, beautiful full color frontispiece of the Natural Bridge, history of the Natural Bridge and surrounding Virginia countryside. Book is near Fine, very clean green hardback with bright silver titles to spine, tight and square with No previous owner bookplate or writing, Jacket is Very Good, some rubbing and a few random light small stains, review on rear panel by very young Will Rogers and Lowell Thomas, original $1.00 price intact. A very clean and most presentable signed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001341
- Title
- The Natural Bridge and Its Historical Surroundings
- Author
- E.P. Tompkins (signed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Natural Bridge of Va. Inc
- Place of Publication
- Natural Bridge, Va
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Virginia, Geological Formations, Natural Bridge
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Bookplate
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
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- E.P.
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- Jacket
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