LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON: In Four Volumes/Four (4) Volume Set
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: United States Book Company Successors to John W. Lovell Company [1855] Original marbled papers w/ full-leather spine and corners. Title, rules and decorations in gilt on spine. Raised bands and black and red labels on spine. Wear to extremities. Top edges gilt. Previous owner's name in pencil on front blank endpaper of volume 1. Approx. 2 1/4" closed tear to front endpaper of volume 1 w/ tender front hinge. Approx. 1/2" wide x 1" long of black spine label missing from spine of Vol. 2. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18389PRES
- Title
- LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON: In Four Volumes/Four (4) Volume Set
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- United States Book Company Successors to John W. Lovell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- PRESIDENTS BIOGRAPHY WASHINGTON GEORGE 1732 1799 FIRST PRESIDENT 1789 1797 HEADS OF STATE MILITARY HISTORY REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775 1783 AMERICAN REVOLUTION WAR INDEPENDENCE WARFARE CONTINENTAL ARMY SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS HISTORICAL POLITICS GOVERNMENT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Politics; Military - Revolutionary War; Presidents;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Gilt
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