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Our Rising Empire, 1763-1803.
by Darling, Arthur Burr
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/Near Fine
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Hamden, CT: Shoe String Press / Archon Books, 1962. Cloth. As New/Near Fine. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $13.00); New / VG+ condition. Reprint of 1940 Yale Univ. Press edition, 595 pages. DJ is VG to Near Fine; bright w/ lightest use- trace of edge wear & soil.; NO chips, fray or rubbing. Book is As New. Red cloth binding is tight, bright, clean & square w/ no wear. NO bumps, rubs, fray or sun. All gold spine lettering crisp & intact. Endpapers & text are tight, white, clean, unmarked. NO notes, owner names, remainder mark, etc.; NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy- both DJ & book display extremely well. ***Reliable, fast! (6ah)
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Details
- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221
- Title
- Our Rising Empire, 1763-1803.
- Author
- Darling, Arthur Burr
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Shoe String Press / Archon Books
- Place of Publication
- Hamden, CT
- Date Published
- 1962
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
EDM Book Loft
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Media, Pennsylvania
About EDM Book Loft
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- Spine
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- Remainder Mark
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Crisp
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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