Progress of Nations: The Story of the World and of Its Peoples from the Dawn of History to the Present Day (10 volume set)
de Jernegan, Marcus Wilson, with F. Lee Benns and Avery Odelle Craven
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- Estado
- Collectible-Very Good (-)/No Jacket
- Librería
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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Chicago: Department of Rehabilitation, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, 1930 Contributing Editors: William Kenneth Boyd, Edgar Dawson, William Scott Ferguson, et al. 5,215 pp, 2,300 illustrations, and 231charts and maps (the set). Complete 10 volume set of the National Patron of Honor Edition. Registered to Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Salisbury. Signed on the right dedication page of volume 1 by Herman H. Weimert, National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War. Set is complete in 10 volumes. Clean, ivory w/a.e. tanned, some foxed, and tight. Full leather, with minor flaking to Vol 1 front joint, sm tear to head of Vol VII. Green boards with ornate and beautiful gilt artwork to front cover, gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Beautifully illustrated end papers of the history of man through time. Top edge gilt. This set provides a unique snapshot into the world's history and into the thinking of American veterans at the end of the first World War, optimistically thought to be the "war to end all war." Its objective of understanding America's role in a turbulent world is particularly timely.
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- Librería
- Independent Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 030961
- Título
- Progress of Nations: The Story of the World and of Its Peoples from the Dawn of History to the Present Day (10 volume set)
- Autor
- Jernegan, Marcus Wilson, with F. Lee Benns and Avery Odelle Craven
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Full-Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Collectible-Very Good (-)
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Department of Rehabilitation, Disabled American Veterans of the World War
- Lugar de publicación
- Chicago
- Fecha de publicación
- 1930
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Palabras clave
- History, Military, Collectible
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
