VISITOR'S GUIDE TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND NATIONAL MUSEUM, WASHINGTON D.C.
by Rhees, William J
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Judd & Detweiler, 1885. "The object of this work is to give a brief and popular account of the Smithsonian Institution, its founder, its Secretaries, Professors Henry and Baird, and of the National Museum in its charge." 78 pp. Original paper wraps are very well worn and aged. Covers are dirt-smudged, edges are chipped, spine is torn and partially exposed, front lower corner is missing, back top corner is folded and creased. Interior pages have dirt-smudges, some are foxed, some pages are chipped/torn, and paged edges are browning/dirty. Overall the document in Good condition.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Plates. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4". Smithsonian.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005486
- Title
- VISITOR'S GUIDE TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND NATIONAL MUSEUM, WASHINGTON D.C.
- Author
- Rhees, William J
- Illustrator
- Plates
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Judd & Detweiler
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Washington DC, Smithsonian Institution, American History, Museum
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; Smithsonian Institute; Museums;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4"
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- 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...