Exercises at the Ceremony of Unveiling The Statue of John Marshall, May 10, 1884
by William Henry Waite
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. pp 94 [frontispiece] An account of the unveiling of the statue to the American Founding Father and fourth Chief Justice of the United States, John Marshall. Publisher's dark green cloth with title in gilt to upper cover, rubbing to boards. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard of the statue by William Wetmore Story which depicts Marshall wearing his judicial robes - initially placed on the west plaza of the Capitol before being moved to the ground floor inside the U.S. Supreme Court building. Internally the book is near fine; it contains the text of Chief Justice Waite's address and an oration by William Henry Rawle. Very Good 1884
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christian White Rare Books Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4642
- Title
- Exercises at the Ceremony of Unveiling The Statue of John Marshall, May 10, 1884
- Author
- William Henry Waite
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1884
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About the Seller
Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...