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The Life of George Washington, Volume I (only, from a Four-Volume Set).

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The Life of George Washington, Volume I (only, from a Four-Volume Set).

by Washington Irving

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Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to extremities; moderate overall rubbing; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge; the backstrip is very lightly blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 1.45 inches). 19 Full-Pages Black & White Illustrations. Quarter Red Morocco with raised bands and gilt designs titles to spine and leather reinforced corners and Lovely Marbled Boards and Endpapers. Top Edge Gilt. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 11 ounces. Publication date is approximate; it is part of a "Irving's Works" set, most likely from the late Nineteenth Century. Hardback: Quarter Leather with Marbled Boards.

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Black Cat Hill Books US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
51134
Title
The Life of George Washington, Volume I (only, from a Four-Volume Set).
Author
Washington Irving
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
John Wanamaker,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Date Published
1880.
Bookseller catalogs
Essays; Prose & Criticism; Prose; Victorian Age; English Literature; Belles Lettres; Classic English Literature; Classic American Literature; Literary History: USA;

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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...
Remainder
Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
Marbled boards
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Marginalia
Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
Top Edge Gilt
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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....
Morocco
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