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The Seat of Government of the United States: A Review of the Discussions, in Congress and Elsewhere on the Site and Plans of the Federal City; with a Sketch of Its Present Position and Prospects; Also Remarks on Monumental Structures and the Smithsonian I by Varnum, Joseph B., Jr - 1854

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The Seat of Government of the United States: A Review of the Discussions, in Congress and Elsewhere on the Site and Plans of the Federal City; with a Sketch of Its Present Position and Prospects; Also Remarks on Monumental Structures and the Smithsonian I

by Varnum, Joseph B., Jr

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Washington D.C.: R. Farnham, 1854. 1/2 leather w/marbled boards...front board missing, wear at spine & back; 121 pages+index; old lite dampstaining; owner's name;. 2nd. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8 Vo; 1 Pound.
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  • Publisher R. Farnham
  • Place of Publication Washington D.C.
  • Date Published 1854
  • Keywords Washington, D.C.
  • Size 8 Vo; 1 Pound

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The Seat of Government of the United States: A Review of the Discussions, in Congress and Elsewhere, on the Site and Plans of the Federal City; with a Sketch of its Present Position and Prospects; also, Remarks on Monumental Structures and the Smithsonian Institution

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Washington, DC: R. Farnham, 1854. Good. Washington, DC: R. Farnham, 1854. Second Edition. Octavo. 121 pages + index. Printed wraps. Ex-library with "New York State Library" stamped to front wrap. Lacking map. Varnum was a Whig member of the New York State Assembly, and also, clearly had an interest in the plans and monuments for Washington, DC, and is buried in Congressional Cemetery. Includes sections on the Smithsonian Institution and the Washington Monument, with a list of heights of columns and obelisks around the world (Washington Monument being the tallest). Wraps smudges and creased with light chipping around edges. Lacking rear wrapper. Binding still holding. Pages spotted but otherwise legible and unmarked.
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THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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NY: Press of Hunt's Merchants' Magazine, 1848. Disbound pamphlet. 8vo. 69pp. A review of the site & plans of the Federal city. Also, a notice of the Smithsonian Institution. Very good.
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The Seat of Government of the United States: A Review of the Discussions in Congress and Elsewhere on the Site and Plans of the Federal City witha sketch of its present position and Prospects also Remarks on Monumental Structures and the Smithsonian Institution

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Washington DC: R Farnum, 1854. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. 121p +index, folding map as frontispiece. Exlibrary copy with the usual markings. Foxed a good copy, folding map is fine. Name on inside pane. 3/4 marbled boards and leather, but spine covered with library tape.
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