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Space Adrift: Landmark Preservation and the Marketplace
by John J. Costonis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0252004027
- ISBN 13
- 9780252004025
- Seller
-
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
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About This Item
This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a Dust Jacket Protector) has Very Light Soiling to the Rear Cover (noticeable as the Rear Cover is white) and some Edgewear, including Small Areas of Rubbing, Very Small Areas of Chipping at the Corners, Very Light Creasing along the Edges, and a 2 1/2" long Tear at the Top Edge of the Front Cover, but the Dust Jacket has No Stains or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Light Cornerwear and some Foxing, particularly to the Spine but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has a Former Owner's Bookplate on the Inside Front Cover and and Very Light Foxing to the Inside Covers and End Pages but No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have Very Light Foxing but No Remainder Mark, Stains, or Other Major Damage.
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Details
- Bookseller
- W. White, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20230720001
- Title
- Space Adrift: Landmark Preservation and the Marketplace
- Author
- John J. Costonis
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0252004027
- ISBN 13
- 9780252004025
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Place of Publication
- Urbana & Chicago
- Date Published
- 1974
- Pages
- xx+207
- Keywords
- Historic Preservation, Historic Buildings, Chicago Architecture
Terms of Sale
W. White, Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
W. White, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2021
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
About W. White, Bookseller
I offer a wide variety of books on numerous topics and specialize in architecture and architectural history, art and art history, auction catalogs, academic history books and journals, and local histories, particularly ones of Alabama and the Southern United States. I am committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of service. All books are shipped promptly using USPS Media Mail within two business days of purchase and are packed securely and professionally to prevent any damage during shipping.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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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