Richmond, VA: Samuel Shepherd--Printer to Commonwealth, 1848. 420 pp. Original marbled paper covered boards w/ brown leather spine and corners. Binding soiled and rubbed w/ wear to extremities. Small area of damage from bookworm to front paste-down, and continuing through the first 10 leaves (mostly to inner margin), which does affect some text. A couple of leaves dog-eared. Light foxing throughout. Much on the topic of Slavery.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24674VA
Title: ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, PASSED AT THE SESSION COMMENCING DECEMBER 6, 1847, AND ENDING APRIL 5, 1848, IN THE SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Publisher: Samuel Shepherd--Printer to Commonwealth
Place of Publication: Richmond, VA
Date Published: 1848
Keywords: AMERICANA VIRGINIA STATE HISTORY VA DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL ACTS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED 1848 1848 COMMONWEALTH LAW SESSION LAWS LEGISLATION POLITICS GOVERNMENT SLAVERY AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL
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Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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....
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...