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First edition first printing # 397 of this collection of short stories and articles selected from The Atlantic Monthly. Notably The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler which is the original version of the essay. In fine condition.
Petition of Franklin Webster Smith for The Site of the Old Naval Observatory for the National Galleries of History and Art, Descriptive Hand-Book of the Halls of the Ancients Constructed for Promotion of Said Galleries According to Design Annexed by Smith, Franklin W - 1900
by Smith, Franklin W
Petition of Franklin Webster Smith for The Site of the Old Naval Observatory for the National Galleries of History and Art, Descriptive Hand-Book of the Halls of the Ancients Constructed for Promotion of Said Galleries According to Design Annexed
by Smith, Franklin W
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900 449pp. Errata Slip included. Ex-library copy. Text divided into three parts. Tips and spine ends are heavily bumped, heavily rubbed, and fraying. Boards exhibit moderate edgewear. Edges of text block are dust stained. Boards have a few light scratches. Inside of front board and front endpaper have a small stain. Inside of rear board and rear endpaper have some foxing. Embossed library seal on title page. Hinges are a bit weak. Open signature at page 11 of Part 1 and page 16 of Part 3. Many tiny pinholes at signatures due to threaded binding. Pages are toned and lightly foxed. Text is unmarked. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket.
- Seller Recycled Records and Books (US)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication Washington
- Date Published 1900