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The Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia. with the Titles of Such as are Expired, or Repealed: And, An exact Table to the Whole.
by VIRGINIA;
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good condition
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Williamsburg, VA: Printed by William Hunter, 1752. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. vi, 456 pages of text including an index (table) and errata. Original full calf boards with embossed colonial seal "En Dat Virginia Quartam" stamped on the front cover. The boards are worn, scuffed and soiled, but have been refurbished by a conservator. They contain a barely legible old ink ownership notation on both board: B.W. Leigh [Virginia politician Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849)]. Folio: measures 14 x 9 inches. The spine was expertly rebacked in new calf with a leather spine label. The front endpaper was replaced with period paper, and the title page was light-bleached and mounted on tissue by a conservator . Previous owner's name is barely legible on both boards, and on the rear endpaper: Peyton Short. Short (1761-1825) was a land speculator and a Kentucky politician. A bookplate and pencil owner's name from 1911 are on the front pastedown and endpaper. The text is moderately browned and is moderately foxed, with minor soiling. Evans 6941; Swem 22562; Sabin 100388..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018941
- Title
- The Acts of Assembly, Now in Force, in the Colony of Virginia. with the Titles of Such as are Expired, or Repealed: And, An exact Table to the Whole.
- Author
- VIRGINIA;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by William Hunter
- Place of Publication
- Williamsburg, VA
- Date Published
- 1752
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
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- Soiled
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- Title Page
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- Foxed
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- Errata
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- First Edition
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