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Life of George Washington (4 volumes, mixed set)

Life of George Washington (4 volumes, mixed set)

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Life of George Washington (4 volumes, mixed set)

by Irving, Washington

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Some scattered foxing throughout the set. Some chipping at spine extremities. Names penciled in on free front endpapers but no u
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New York: G. P. Putnam & Co, 1857. Four uniformly bound large 8vo. volumes. Cloth covered boards of undefinable color, with laurel wreath and rules blind stamped on front and back covers. 503 pp. in Vol. I; 518 pp followed by errata page in Vol. II; 523 pp. followed by publisher's advertisement in Vol. III; 518 pp. in Vol IV. Some scattered foxing throughout the set. Some chipping at spine extremities. Names penciled in on free front endpapers but no underlining or pencil notations throughout. Very small water stains at bottom of text blocks on volume I and IV. Bindings are tight. Interiors clean.. Volumes I and II are designated to be part of a three volume set and dated 1855. Vol. III does not state that it is part of a three volume set and has a date of 1856. Vol. IV has a publication date of 1857.Volumes I through III have different engraved frontispiece portraits of George Washington. Vol. IV has an engraved frontispiece portrait of Martha Washington.

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Bookseller
Frogtown Books, Inc. US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
1304
Title
Life of George Washington (4 volumes, mixed set)
Author
Irving, Washington
Format/Binding
Four uniformly bound large 8vo. volumes. Cloth covered boards of undefinable color, with laurel wreath and rules blind stamped o
Book Condition
Used - Some scattered foxing throughout the set. Some chipping at spine extremities. Names penciled in on free front endpapers but no u
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
G. P. Putnam & Co
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1857
Note
May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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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.
Errata
Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
G
Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...

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