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A Short History of the Dowlais Ironworks
by John A. Owen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Dowlais, Wales: Merthyr Tydfil Borough Corporation, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Fine black cloth covered board(8.5" H x 6" W)with gilt lettering on cover and along spine; edges crisp. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. 80 pp. First edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017238
- Title
- A Short History of the Dowlais Ironworks
- Author
- John A. Owen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Merthyr Tydfil Borough Corporation
- Place of Publication
- Dowlais, Wales
- Date Published
- 1972
- Weight
- 1.06 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- History:World:British Isles;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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