White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing stated, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square.Two-volume bound set in matching slipcase - green with embossed gold lettering. Author William Seale states, " In these two volumes I have completed a history of the interaction between the building and the people associated with it, beginning with Pierre Charles L'Enfant who would have built a presidential palace, and shows how George Washington finally had to wrest himself free from this dreamer and place the project in the hands of a practical builder." Gilt quality with paste down pictorial of White House on front of slipcase. A remarkable journey from its origins through to the George W. Bush years. This collectible condition first edition/first printing bound set in a slipcase is a most beautiful collectible copy.

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Bookseller: Turn and Temper Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 175
Title: The President's House
Author: Seale, William
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0912308281
ISBN 13: 9780912308289
Publisher: White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society
Place of Publication: Washington, Dc
Date Published: 1986
Pages: 1224
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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