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The Pageant of the Packets: A Book of American Steamboating
by Eskew, Garnett Laidlaw. Illustrated By Nancy Beatty Eskew
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1929. First edition, stated first printing, 1929. Illustrated in black and white. Gray cloth with spine printed in gilt and dark green, no dustjacket. Some edge rubbing, spine sun darkened, good hinges, sound text block, some foxing to the inner margins of the frontis plate and title page, pages lightly age-toned but clean, Pageants Packets stamped on outer edge of preliminary blank, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046815
- Title
- The Pageant of the Packets: A Book of American Steamboating
- Author
- Eskew, Garnett Laidlaw. Illustrated By Nancy Beatty Eskew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION RIVER MARING
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Cloth
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- Text Block
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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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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