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The Wallaces of Iowa
by Lord, Russell
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Riverside Press/Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Profiles three generations of Henry Wallaces & their pivotal role in American history, in 615 pages with Index, extensive Notes, & photographs throughout, including Frontis. Winner of the "Life-in-America" book prize. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1947, this hardcover book has green textured cloth over boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding tight & square, pages modestly tanned. Slight rubbing to extremities/bumped corners. The unclipped DJ is barely Good, with many chips, heavy rubbing, & darkening to white areas of back cover. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018770
- Title
- The Wallaces of Iowa
- Author
- Lord, Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Riverside Press/Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY IOWA MIDWEST MIDWESTERN POLITICS POLITICAL SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES AGRICULTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Americana-Regional History; Politics/Policy/Presidents/Political Science/International Relations;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
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