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Old Chicago - Metropolis (Chicago in the Eyes of the World)
by Bradley, Mary Hastings
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY and London: D. Appleton and Company. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1933. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, red lettering and decoration on paper labels on spine and cover, illustrated endpapers by Edward C. Caswell. . Very slight wear at head and heel, spine mildly sunned, else fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. NEAR FINE. . Old Chicago Series. Vol. 4. B&W Drawings. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 79 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27140
- Title
- Old Chicago - Metropolis (Chicago in the Eyes of the World)
- Author
- Bradley, Mary Hastings
- Illustrator
- Edward C. Caswell
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- NY and London
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Chicago;, Fort Deaborn;, Historical Fiction;, History;, Romance;, Adventure;, WORLD's Fair;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
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