Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania; Containing a Copious Selection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc. Relating to its History and Antiquities Both General and Local, with Topographical Descriptions of Every County and the Larger Towns in the State
Published by George W. Gorton, 1843
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
Condition: Used - Poor
US$ 225.00
Quantity: 1 available
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In as-is condition. Boards very worn with dry spots, areas of loss. Detached front board. Spine is cracked and mostly missing. Binding intact. Fly leaves are missing. Paste down stained with previous owner’s plaque. Old tape on front title page. Toned text block with moderate foxing. Unmarked. Aesthetically flawed, but text is not affected. Please see photos. First edition. Author was a civil engineer who lived in Philadelphia for several years. Sherman Day was grandson of Roger Sherman, the signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the son of Jeremiah Day, president of Yale University from 1817-1846. This volume is one of the earliest books to include a county history of every county in Pennsylvania.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania; Containing a Copious Selection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc. Relating to its History and Antiquities Both General and Local, with Topographical Descriptions of Every County and the Larger Towns in the State
- Author
- Day, Sherman
- Publisher
- George W. Gorton
- Publication year
- 1843
- Condition
- Poor
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Fornwalds 2020
ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
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Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore.
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The Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Inc. (Rare Books Division)
3401 North Sixth Street
Harrisburg, PA U.S.A. 17110
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Chosen as Publishers Weekly's 2023 Bookstore of the Year! Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore. ... A buyer is eligible to receive a full refund if a book is not in the condition described.
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