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Das Leben des Georg Waschington : mit sonderbaren Anecdoten: sowohl ehrenvoll für ihn selbst, als auch nachahmungswürdig für seine junge Landsleute.
by Weems. M.L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, front hinge starting, pages toned, a little dampstaining to few pages, colored plates missing substantial parts due to cor
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Libanon, Pa.: Gedruckt bey I. Schnee für M. Carey in Philadelphia., 1810. Contemporary tree calf, gilt spine title on leather label.. Good, front hinge starting, pages toned, a little dampstaining to few pages, colored plates missing substantial parts due to corrosive paints used.. 18x11 cm.. German text. Scarce edition of this translation of Weems’ popular biography. Hand colored plates were colored with corrosive paints, resulting in the partial destruction of most plates. weight: 0.5 lb. 6 hand-colored engraved plates, one cameo portrait plate.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 289684
- Title
- Das Leben des Georg Waschington : mit sonderbaren Anecdoten: sowohl ehrenvoll für ihn selbst, als auch nachahmungswürdig für seine junge Landsleute.
- Author
- Weems. M.L
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary tree calf, gilt spine title on leather label.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, front hinge starting, pages toned, a little dampstaining to few pages, colored plates missing substantial parts due to cor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gedruckt bey I. Schnee für M. Carey in Philadelphia.
- Place of Publication
- Libanon, Pa.
- Date Published
- 1810
- Pages
- 240 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Presidents;
- Size
- 18x11 cm.
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Calf
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- Hinge
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- Plate
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