SEMI-CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF WEST VIRGINIA: With Special Articles on Development and Resources
by Callahan, James Morton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
The Semi-Centennial Commission of West Virginia, 1913. 594 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed; faint cup ring on rear cover. Spine sunned w/ light fraying to ends. Neat inscription to previous owner, and bookseller's small label, on front paste-down. Light scattered foxing throughout. Illust. w/ a color fold-out frontispiece map, b/w plates, and b/w fold-out maps.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+ to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24775WV
- Title
- SEMI-CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF WEST VIRGINIA: With Special Articles on Development and Resources
- Author
- Callahan, James Morton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Semi-Centennial Commission of West Virginia
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- AMERICANA WEST VIRGINIA STATE HISTORY WV DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL SEMI-CENTENNIAL HISTORY AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHS MAPS
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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