Life of George Washington (4 volumes, mixed set)
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Some scattered foxing throughout the set. Some chipping at spine extremities. Names penciled in on free front endpapers but no u
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Toledo, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam & Co, 1857. Four uniformly bound large 8vo. volumes. Cloth covered boards of undefinable color, with laurel wreath and rules blind stamped on front and back covers. 503 pp. in Vol. I; 518 pp followed by errata page in Vol. II; 523 pp. followed by publisher's advertisement in Vol. III; 518 pp. in Vol IV. Some scattered foxing throughout the set. Some chipping at spine extremities. Names penciled in on free front endpapers but no underlining or pencil notations throughout. Very small water stains at bottom of text blocks on volume I and IV. Bindings are tight. Interiors clean.. Volumes I and II are designated to be part of a three volume set and dated 1855. Vol. III does not state that it is part of a three volume set and has a date of 1856. Vol. IV has a publication date of 1857.Volumes I through III have different engraved frontispiece portraits of George Washington. Vol. IV has an engraved frontispiece portrait of Martha Washington.
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- Bookseller
- Frogtown Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1304
- Title
- Life of George Washington (4 volumes, mixed set)
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Four uniformly bound large 8vo. volumes. Cloth covered boards of undefinable color, with laurel wreath and rules blind stamped o
- Book Condition
- Used - Some scattered foxing throughout the set. Some chipping at spine extremities. Names penciled in on free front endpapers but no u
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1857
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Spine
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- Errata
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- G
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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