GEORGE WASHINGTO
by Ford, Worthington Chauncey
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Goupil & Co.; Charles Scribner's Son, 1900. xiv,[1],303pp. plus frontispiece and seven plates; ix,308,[1]pp. plus frontispiece and eleven plates. Two volumes. Original three-quarter red morocco and marbled boards. Bookplate of former owner on rear pastedown. Spine and top edge gilt. Minor shelf wear and light tanning. Very Good. Untrimmed. One of a limited "memorial edition" of 1250 numbered copies. A biography of Washington from the turn of the 20th century, accompanied by color portraits of George and Martha Washington, and eighteen plates of other influential founders and of Washington's family. Also with engraved tailpieces to mark the end of chapters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM51458
- Title
- GEORGE WASHINGTO
- Author
- Ford, Worthington Chauncey
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Goupil & Co.; Charles Scribner's Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
William Reese Company
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made within ten days and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
William Reese Company
Biblio member since 2006
New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...