Affectionately Yours, George Washington: A Self-Portrait in Letters of Friendship
by Washington, George / Fleming, Thomas J. (ed.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Octavo. 280 (6) pp. stated First Edition, 1967. Introduction, nine titled chapters, index. Owner's ex libris plate on front paste down. Very light fading along top edge boards, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Closed tears and small chips along edge dj. Price clipped, Illustrated dj. DJ handles nicely in acetate protector. .
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008835
- Title
- Affectionately Yours, George Washington: A Self-Portrait in Letters of Friendship
- Author
- Washington, George / Fleming, Thomas J. (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- George Washington - First President of the USA - Virginia aristocrat - Commanding General of the colonial army - public land surveyor
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY; U. S. HISTORY;
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Plate
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- Price Clipped
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- Octavo
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