MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
by House of Representatives
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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About This Item
Washington: George W. Bowman, Printer, 1860. Abridged in One Volume. 36th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. February 27, 1869.--Resolved, That there be printed, for the use of the House, twenty-five thousand copies of the Message of the President of the United States, with the Reports proper of the Heads of Departments and Chiefs of Bureaus connected therewith, omitting the statistical matters and details accompanying said reports. Resolved further, That there be printed in addition, for the use of the House, five thousand extra copies of the said message and accompanying documents. From President James Buchanan and accompanying documents. 542 pp. Brown cloth covers with blindstamped image of United States of America seal, flowers, vines and eagles. Spine has faded gilt lettering and blindstamp of U.S. House of Representatives seal. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges are rubbed with some board exposed in places. White scuff on front cover. Spine tips are completely removed. Interior pages are browning from age and has some foxing. Interior is tight. Book in Good+ condition.. Cloth. Good +. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4". U.S. Government Document.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006004
- Title
- MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
- Author
- House of Representatives
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Publisher
- George W. Bowman, Printer
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- U.S. Government Document, House of Representatives, James Buchanan
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. Government Document; American History; American Presidents;
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- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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