A DAY OF DEDICATION: The Essential Writings & Speeches of Woodrow Wilson
by Wilson, Woodrow (edited by Albert Fried)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1988. xxiv, 391 pages. One of the books in the Easton Press "The Library of the Presidents" series. Beautifully bound in full blue leather with gilt decoration; raised bands on spine; ribbon place marker; all edges gilt. "Collector's Notes" laid in. The book is clean, bright, and tight, with some very minor rubbing on the covers. Previous owner's name is written on an Easton Press bookplate affixed to the front endpaper.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Collectible-Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W1634
- Title
- A DAY OF DEDICATION: The Essential Writings & Speeches of Woodrow Wilson
- Author
- Wilson, Woodrow (edited by Albert Fried)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Leather
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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