Essay on the Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War; and the First President of the United States
by Aaron Bancroft
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- ISBN 10
- 9110836993
- ISBN 13
- 9789110836990
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Thomas & Sturtevant, 1807. Hardcover. Poor. 8vo in later 19th c. 1/4 leather on pebbled cloth, spine title in gilt. Front board and frontis present but detached, damp stain across the bottom of the entire text block, scattered light foxing.
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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 208791
- Title
- Essay on the Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War; and the First President of the United States
- Author
- Aaron Bancroft
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 9110836993
- ISBN 13
- 9789110836990
- Publisher
- Thomas & Sturtevant
- Date Published
- 1807
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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