![No image available](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/i/en20/no-book-image.png)
![No image available](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/i/en20/no-book-image.png)
The Writings of George Washington; Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages and Other Papers, Official and Private, Volume VIII
by George Washington
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Austin, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Russell, Odiorne, and Metcalf, 1835. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. In full calf with gilt edges to boards. Rubbing to titles on leather labels on spine. Other light wear and rubbing. Name in ink to front end paper. Front hinge cracked. Mild foxing. Volume VIII only. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 118570
- Title
- The Writings of George Washington; Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages and Other Papers, Official and Private, Volume VIII
- Author
- George Washington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Russell, Odiorne, and Metcalf
- Date Published
- 1835
Terms of Sale
Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2013
Austin, Minnesota
About Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
We have been selling books for over 15 years. We specialize in Americana, First Edition Literature, Golf, History, Railroad, Chess Medical, Western Americana, Mysteries, Economic History, Poetry, Aviation, Ornithology, Minnesota, Horses, Genealogy and Military Books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...