PICTURESQUE WASHINGTON: Pen and Pencil Sketches of Its Scenery, History, Traditions, Public and Social Life, with Graphic Descriptions of the Capitol and Congress, the White House and the Government Departments,.../A Souvenir of the American Capital
by Moore, Joseph West
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Providence: J. A. & R. A. Reid, 1887. 308 pp. Original brown cloth covers, lightly soiled and rubbed. Top corners bumped w/ light wear to bottom corners. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. Illust. w/ numerous pen and pencil sketches. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by S. S. Kilburn; Frank Myrick; Schell & Hogan; A. B. Shute; F. B. Schell; R. Sayer; A. C. Warren; A. L. Bodwell . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24583DC
- Title
- PICTURESQUE WASHINGTON: Pen and Pencil Sketches of Its Scenery, History, Traditions, Public and Social Life, with Graphic Descriptions of the Capitol and Congress, the White House and the Government Departments,.../A Souvenir of the American Capital
- Author
- Moore, Joseph West
- Illustrator
- S. S. Kilburn; Frank Myrick; Schell & Hogan; A. B. Shute; F. B. Schell; R. Sayer; A. C. Warren; A. L. Bodwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- J. A. & R. A. Reid
- Place of Publication
- Providence
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- AMERICANA WASHINGTON D. C. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATION'S CAPITAL DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL ART HISTORY ARTISTS KILBURN S. S. MYRICK FRANK SCHELL & HOGAN SHUTE A. B. SCHELL F. B. SAYER R. WARREN A. C. BODWELL A. L. AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFI
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- Art;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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