A Descriptive Account Of The Building Recently Erected For The Departments Of Natural History Of The United States National Museum - Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin 80. by Richard Rathbun - 1913

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1913. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original green cloth boards decorated in gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows quite a bit of smudge and soiling and there is a library reference number written on the spine. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight. The front pastedown contains an old bookplate stating the book was a gift to the Harrisburg Public Library from the Supervisor of Public Documents. There is also a small price penned in the corner on the opposite page. The rear pastedown is clean with no library pocket but the opposite end page shows a reference number written in the upper inside corner. Text pages show toning due to age as well as the paper reacting with the glossy plates, which is darkened the pages. There are a few smudge marks present on the title page and the first few pages. The title page also has a small embossed text (near the word Bulletin 80) which also states Harrisburg Public Library, Harrisburg, PA. No other library markings found in the book. There are numerous foldout plans and layout in the rear of the book, all appear to be in very good shape with no markings or tears.