Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co. Used - Very Good. 1908. hardcover. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co. Cloth with elaborate gilt stamped decoration and lettering, dj. Octavo. 441 pp. Ilustrated. Top edge gilt. Mild shelf wear and chipping to dust jacket. Uneven toning to free endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: American History).

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Bookseller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: C60878
Title: Washington: The City and the Seat of Government
Author: Forbes-Lindsay, C.H
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co

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FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...