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The George Washington Collection: Fine and Decorative Arts at Mount Vernon
by Cadou, Carol Borchert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG (Label, bookplate & few marks from previous art-library owner; otherwise Like New.)
- ISBN 10
- 1555952682
- ISBN 13
- 9781555952686
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Mount Vernon, Va: Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / Hudson Hills Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. VG (Label, bookplate & few marks from previous art-library owner; otherwise Like New.). Navy blue stamped cloth, gilt letters on spine, brown & color illus. dust jacket, 303 pp., 200 color plates, 54 BW illus. "Provides the first official publication of this exceptional collection at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens. Since 1860 Washington's Virginia estate has been owned by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association who have brought together and maintained nearly 30,000 objects owned by George and Martha Washington or associated with their lives and legacies. Selected silver, ceramics, glass, furniture, textiles, metals, paintings, and miniatures, as well as personal items, are presented in the context of Washington's life as a Virginia planter, commander in chief, United States president, and retired public servant." (dj).
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 139773
- Title
- The George Washington Collection: Fine and Decorative Arts at Mount Vernon
- Author
- Cadou, Carol Borchert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New VG (Label, bookplate & few marks from previous art-library owner; otherwise Like New.)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1555952682
- ISBN 13
- 9781555952686
- Publisher
- Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / Hudson Hills Press
- Place of Publication
- Mount Vernon, Va
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- American Art, George Washington Collection ; George Washington Collection ; Mount Vernon ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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