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 Rathbun, Richard
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1913. 132 pp. Green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and small gilt seal on front cover. Binding lightly soiled w/ modest rubbing to spine ends. Corners a bit bumped; spine sunned. Light smudges to first few leaves. Light foxing throughout. Illust. w/ b/w plates and fold-outs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+ to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Title
- 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
- Author
- Rathbun, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C.
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- NATURAL HISTORY UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM BUILDING ARCHITECTURE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON D. C. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES U. S. NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Sunned
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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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Good+
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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