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The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, During the War Which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. (5 Volumes): Compiled Under the Inspection of The Honourable Bushrod Washingon, From Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, and Now in Possession of the Author, To Which Is Prefixed, An Introduction, Containing A Compendious View of the Colonies P
by Marshall, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Fredericksburg, Virginia: The Citizens' Guild of Washington's Boyhood Home, 1926. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Five volume set, illustrated with black and white plates protected with printed tissue overlays. A plate facing the frontispiece reads "These volumes of The Sponsors' Edition of the authorized life of George Washington by John Marshall issued in its original format, but with the text of the revised edition -- have been specially prepared for John S. Durland. Full leather with stamped and colored figure of Washington on front cover, stamped titles and design on spine, gilt top edge, brown end papers. Some edge wear and chipping of edges to covers, especially wear to spines, corners bumped, titles just legible on a couple of volumes, leather cracked at spine, bindings tight, boards attached to all volumes but some hinges may be a little weak, interior pages clean and lightly tanned. DAMAGED BY CUSTOMERS, much more chipping of spines, some leather missing on spines, other damage. New price.
Average size, volumes measure 6 x 8 3/4 inches.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00251
- Title
- The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, During the War Which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. (5 Volumes)
- Author
- Marshall, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The Citizens' Guild of Washington's Boyhood Home
- Place of Publication
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- history, biography, American Revolution, Virginia
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Scraps of American History
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- Cracked
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- Plate
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- New
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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