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Messages and Papers of the Presidents from 1789 to 1897 in 10 volumes
by Compiled by James D, Richardson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Palm Desert, California, United States
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About This Item
This 10 voolume set is a first edition. The books are in fair to good condition. In each volume the pages are clean and free of writing, Gold guilt on the top edge is in good condition. The binding holds all pages in tact on each volume. Each volume showes wear along all edges of the boards including the left and right side of the spine, The head and tail of each volume is cracked. Volume 5 has a 1/2" by 1/2" piece missing from the head of the spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of Palm Desert Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20231204E05
- Title
- Messages and Papers of the Presidents from 1789 to 1897 in 10 volumes
- Author
- Compiled by James D, Richardson
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Authority of Congress
- Place of Publication
- Washington D. C.
- Date Published
- 1900
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- History/U.S.;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Friends of Palm Desert Library
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Books PDQ ships within the US only.
About the Seller
Friends of Palm Desert Library
Biblio member since 2019
Palm Desert, California
About Friends of Palm Desert Library
Books PDQ supports the Palm Desert Public Library. Our books are donated by library patrons and other donors. All proceeds are used by our volunteer organization for library programs, acquisitions and services for public use and enjoyment.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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