Vintage coffee table Adirondack history hardcover “Sweet Peas and a White Bridge” Cloth-wrapped illustrated book 1974
$26.00 Original price was: $26.00.$21.32Current price is: $21.32.
“Sweat Peas and a White Bridge” by Elsa Kny Stenback, published in 1974 by North Country Books, profusely illustrated with black and white art and photographs, 169 pages including bibliography.
First edition, second printing.
This is a “very good plus” vintage hardcover in decorated green cloth wrapped boards, illustrated end papers cloth head and tail band sewn into the binding. No loose, torn or folded pages, no writing. Text block is tight and square. Board corners are crisp, not bumped.
The matching vintage matte dust wrapper has some light moisture staining on the front and some stains on the back. It is complete, not price clipped, with a B. Dalton Bookstore price tag inside the front flap. The spine show some tanning, and there is some minor chipping along edges. Not perfect but still pleasant enough.
Many interesting antique photos of the lakes in the Adirondacks.
See accompanying image for full condition details.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
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| Weight | 48 oz |
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| Dimensions | 12 × 9 × 2 in |
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