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Wall & Nassau: An Account of the Inauguration of George Washington in Federal Hall at Wall and Nassau Streets April 30, 1789
by Brown, Henry Collins; Werner, M.R. [editors]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Not Issued
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bankers Trust Company, 1939. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, large format quarto in pictorial cloth, no dust-jacket as issued. 81 pages. Illustrated throughout with drawings, photographs and maps [at least two in color]. Text followed by a section entitled 'Wall Street Through the Years' containing 13 engravings, photographs and 2 maps [with again 2 in color]. First edition, produced and published by the Bankers Trust Company. Small book plate of previous owner on inside cover. Pictorial covers age darkened and lightly soiled. A tight, sound, internally clean and unmarked copy. Good. .
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017566
- Title
- Wall & Nassau: An Account of the Inauguration of George Washington in Federal Hall at Wall and Nassau Streets April 30, 1789
- Author
- Brown, Henry Collins; Werner, M.R. [editors]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bankers Trust Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- New York City, Wall Street, History, George Washington
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; New York City;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
We carry a general stock of antiquarian books with a focus on Charles Dickens, 19th and 20th century literature, history and biography.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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