Letters And Recollections Of George Washington: Being Letters To Tobias Lear And Others Between 1790 And 1799...
by Washington, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1932. Hardcover. "...showing the First American in the management of his estate and domestic affairs. With a diary of Washington's last days kept by Mr. Lear." Original publisher's cloth blue covers with gilt lettering and decoration. The spine a trifle lighter than covers and the gilt spine lettering is dull but legible. The gilt cover decoration is brght. There is a small previous owner embossed monogram on the upper corner of the front end paper, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 289 pages .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17483
- Title
- Letters And Recollections Of George Washington: Being Letters To Tobias Lear And Others Between 1790 And 1799...
- Author
- Washington, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- George Washington, Letters, Presidents, American History
Terms of Sale
Peninsula Books
We ship every business day via US Mail as well as other shippers and all shipments come with tracking numbers. You may return your item within 7 days with prior notice if not as described. Book plates, previous owners' names, remainder marks, price clipped dust jackets, and minor cover and dust jacket flaws are not always noted -- PLEASE INQUIRE if this is important to you! We are happy to answer your questions! Every effort is made to accurately describe and price each book, however errors occur occasionally and we reserve the right to correct any mistakes made in cataloging our books. All orders shipped without insurance are sent at buyer's risk! Our advertised shipping rates are for a parcel weighing less than two pounds. If your order is heavy or oversize, we may contact you requesting additional shipping. All items listed are subject to prior sale. Institutions may be billed--please inquire.
About the Seller
Peninsula Books
Biblio member since 2023
Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
Peninsula Books has been providing fine and rare books to collectors, institutions and the book trade since 1980. We have a select general stock of books and specialize in Americana in its many forms. We welcome your inquiries and are always happy to answer any questions about our books. Email is usually the quickest way to have your questions answered.
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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...