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Tea Burning Town: Being the Story of Ancient Greenwich on the Cohansey in West Jersey
by Joseph S. Sickler
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Abelard Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Charles Cordrey. Sterling condition hardcover copy bound in brown linen cloth over boards, sharp looking printed paper label to front cover, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear beyond some scuffing to spine head, spine; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Stamped brick-red lettering to spine. 125 pp., and plentiful artwork by Charles Cordrey of mostly houses and furnishings, a fine social history of a town in West New Jersey from revolutionary times forward.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 350933
- Title
- Tea Burning Town: Being the Story of Ancient Greenwich on the Cohansey in West Jersey
- Author
- Joseph S. Sickler
- Illustrator
- Charles Cordrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Abelard Press
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American history Joseph S. Sickler Ancient Greenwich Cohansey river West Jersey
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana/Regional Interest;
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Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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About the Seller
Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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Spray, Oregon
About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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