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Life of George Washington Vol. 4
by Irving, Washington
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1859. Leather and Paper. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Early reprint - original was 1858. This printing with additional, and delightful, plates (Howes: Irving, 84). Professionally rebound in modern navy blue leather and marbled paper with gilt titles on spine. Edges of text block marbled. 518 pp. Period covered in text is about Morristown, 1780 through Washington's inauguration. Occasional foxing and offsetting. Old dampstaining on several pp., occasionally touching text or illustrations, usually with gentle effect. All 21 engraved plates present, and all but 2 have their original tissue guards. All 11 woodcuts present (publisher lists 12 in error). Both maps present.
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- Bookseller
- RC Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002269
- Title
- Life of George Washington Vol. 4
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Leather and Paper
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
- Keywords
- GEORGE WASHINGTON Washington IRVING AMERICAN REVOLUTION FINE BINDINGS REVOLUTIONARY ARMY WASHINGTON'S INAUGURATION Francis Marion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana - General; American History;
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About the Seller
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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