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THE BIOGRAPHICAL CYCLOPEDIA OF REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF MARYLAND AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
by Multiple Authors
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Baltimore: National Biographical Pub. Co.. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Leather Bound. Clean and tight in original full leather binding with bevelled edges, gilt lettering at spine and decorative stamping in blind. Some rubbing to binding, an attractive example of this excellent reference for history and genealogy of the Maryland and District of Columbia region. 97 full page engraved portraits. OCLC: 2053381 Extremely large heavy book requires additional charge for Piority or international shipping. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39367
- Title
- THE BIOGRAPHICAL CYCLOPEDIA OF REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF MARYLAND AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- Author
- Multiple Authors
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- National Biographical Pub. Co.
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall.
- Keywords
- Maryland History, District of Columbia History, Genealogy, Local and Regional Histories, Family History, Washingtoniana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana and American History; 19th Century; Antiquarian Books;
Terms of Sale
Antiquarian Book Shop
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About the Seller
Antiquarian Book Shop
Biblio member since 2017
Washington, District of Columbia
About Antiquarian Book Shop
At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- 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....
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