Reports of the United States commissioners to the Universal exposition of 1889 at Paris
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair. A shaken exlibrary set with faults but complete. Sold as a reference copy only. White letters at base of spines. Will not
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1891. Hardcover. Fair. A shaken exlibrary set with faults but complete. Sold as a reference copy only. White letters at base of spines. Will not win any beauty contests.. Burgundy cloth with gilt embossed emblem on front covers. Gilt lettering on spines. 5 Volumes. Over 4,000 pages of valuable information and illustrations. Contents as follows: v. 1. Report of the commissioner-general, with accompanying documents, including reports of officers of the commission, official regulations, classifications, lists of exhibits, awards, etc.--v. 2. Fine arts: education and liberal arts; furniture; textile fabrics and wearing apparel; extractive arts, raw and manufactured products; hygiene.--v. 3. Apparatus and process of mechanical industries, civil engineering, etc. Ed. by C.B. Richards.--v. 4. Electricity, military and life-saving material, alimentary products, horticulture.--v. 5. Agriculture. Edited by C.V. Riley ... Not a great set, but high in utility value.
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Details
- Seller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 170942
- Title
- Reports of the United States commissioners to the Universal exposition of 1889 at Paris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair. A shaken exlibrary set with faults but complete. Sold as a reference copy only. White letters at base of spines. Will not
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Expositions and World's Fairs ; Paris Exposition 1889 ; ;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Specializing in Fine and Decorative Arts, Photography and Gallimaufry since 1993. Visits encouraged by appointment to see our 70,000+ volumes. Many titles not online, call with wants and needs.
Glossary
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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...
- Fair
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- Fine
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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...