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Illustrated History of the United States Mint, with a Complete Description of American Coinage, from the Earliest Period to the Present time, the Process of Melting, Refining, Assaying, and Coining Gold and Silver Fully Described, with Biographical Sketches of Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, John Jay Knox, James P. Kimball, Daniel M. Fox, and the Mint Officers from Its Foundation to the Present Time, to Which Are Added a Glossary of Mint Terms...
by George G. Evans
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Item Price
£1,632.80£1,224.60
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Self-Published, 1886 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good with gilt lettering and decor on front board and spine; embossed design on corners of boards. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed; spine ends rubbed and slightly frayed; spine slightly mottled. PO signature on ffep; text block clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Givens Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018546
- Title
- Illustrated History of the United States Mint, with a Complete Description of American Coinage, from the Earliest Period to the Present time, the Process of Melting, Refining, Assaying, and Coining Gold and Silver Fully Described, with Biographical Sketches of Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, John Jay Knox, James P. Kimball, Daniel M. Fox, and the Mint Officers from Its Foundation to the Present Time, to Which Are Added a Glossary of Mint Terms...
- Author
- George G. Evans
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Self-Published
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- coins, us mint, Numismatics, united states mint, Melting, Refining, Assaying, Coining Gold Silver, history, american coinage, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, John Jay Knox, James P. Kimball, Daniel M. Fox,
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. History; 19th and Early 20th Century; Collecting;
Terms of Sale
Givens Books
Books returned on case-by case basis only. No refund on shipping charges.
About the Seller
Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Lynchburg, Virginia
About Givens Books
Givens Books & Little Dickens is a family business that has been selling new, used, and rare books in Lynchburg, Virginia since 1976, and educational toys and teacher supplies since 1989. Our used book department strives to provide quality books on a wide variety of subjects. We also specialize in our local Lynchburg and Virginia history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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