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First Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission : December 1, 1887
by Interstate Commerce Commission; Edward A. Moseley - Secretary
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office / GPO, 1887. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ (as issued); Good++ to VG condition, esp. for age. Tipped-in inkstamp gift slip on title page: ""Compliments of Edw. A Moseley, (first) Sec'y Interstate Commerce Commission""- does not deface any part of page. Brown cloth binding tight, square & clean; minor rubbing & edge wear, 1/16"" fray to top of spine, minor soft corners- not bad. Gold spine lettering crisp & intact. Text v. lightly toned; tight, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library. Book displays very well. Handsome, well preserved copy.
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- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100
- Title
- First Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission : December 1, 1887
- Author
- Interstate Commerce Commission; Edward A. Moseley - Secretary
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office / GPO
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C.
- Date Published
- 1887
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Media, Pennsylvania
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
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- E.P.
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- First Edition
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
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