The Life of George Washington, Late President and Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America...
by Corry, John
- Used
- poor
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Poor/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia and Baltimore: H. & P. Rice, and James Rice; Printed By Joseph Charless, 1801. First US edition, 1801, preceding the 1807 purported first American edition listed in Sabin 16915. Rough copy without covers and without the probable frontis portrait that was included in the 1807 edition. Calf spine, about 17cm tall, 204, [3], 1p. publisher's ad. Begins with title page (detached) with attached blank at end. Spine chipped, text block holding together, title page and blank age-toned and lightly chipped at the edges, remaining contents very good with light to moderate foxing, name of J. G. Whitehorne at top of title page.. First Edition. Disbound. Poor/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027859
- Title
- The Life of George Washington, Late President and Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America...
- Author
- Corry, John
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- H. & P. Rice, and James Rice; Printed By Joseph Charless
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1801
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- EARLY AMERICAN AMERICANA GEORGE WASHINGTON BIOGRAPHY AMERICAN REVOLUTION REVOLUTIONARY WAR
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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