New York & London: The Century Company (1924) 546 pp. Original purple cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding lightly rubbed; spine ends and corners a bit bumped. Spine sunned w/ several small, faint spots. Light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Good+ to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24532DC
Title: OUR CAPITAL ON THE POTOMAC
Author: Nicolay, Helen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+ to Very Good-
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Publisher: The Century Company
Place of Publication: New York & London
Keywords: AMERICANA WASHINGTON D. C. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATION'S CAPITAL DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL POTOMAC RIVER SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHS

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Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.

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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....
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...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.