THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE OF THE UNITED STATES
by Jackson, Giles B.; Davis, D. Webster
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Richmond: The Virginia Press, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 400 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in quarter dark red cloth and brown paper boards with black lettering on spine. Three binding types noted, priority unknown. Minor shelf wear. Rubbing to boards and scuffing to cloth on spine. Age-toning to interior pages. Features photographs throughout. Shelved in Case 1. Giles Beecher Jackson was an attorney, entrepreneur, real estate developer, newspaper publisher, and civil rights activist. Daniel Webster Davis was an American educator, minister, and poet.
In March 1902, Virginia governor Andrew Jackson Montague commissioned the Negro Building, a venue for exhibitions by and about African Americans, as well as to celebrate the tricentennial of the founding of Jamestown. In 1908, Jackson and Davis wrote The Industrial History of the Negro Race of the United States detailing the history of the exhibition. (Encyclopedia Virginia). 1377648. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
In March 1902, Virginia governor Andrew Jackson Montague commissioned the Negro Building, a venue for exhibitions by and about African Americans, as well as to celebrate the tricentennial of the founding of Jamestown. In 1908, Jackson and Davis wrote The Industrial History of the Negro Race of the United States detailing the history of the exhibition. (Encyclopedia Virginia). 1377648. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1377648
- Title
- THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE OF THE UNITED STATES
- Author
- Jackson, Giles B.; Davis, D. Webster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Virginia Press
- Place of Publication
- Richmond
- Date Published
- 1908
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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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.