Red City: A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington
by Mitchell, S. Weir
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Century Company, 1908. Book. Illus. by Keller, Arthur. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York, NY, The Century Co., 1908. First edition. 12mo. Gold colored silk with dark green lettering and design work embossed on spine and front board, laid-in color colonial harbor scene on front board, illustrated with ten plates, including frontispiece, 421 pp. A wonderful telling of the second term of the United State's first president, President George Washington. Bottom of spine and corners slightly rubbed, pages lightly tanned, but not brittle. Text block is clean, tight and appears gently read. A beautiful book. Very Good..
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- Title
- Red City: A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington
- Author
- Mitchell, S. Weir
- Illustrator
- Keller, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SECOND TERM FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY FIRST UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Americana; Antiques & Collectibles;
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- Text Block
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- 12mo
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- Laid-in
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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