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The Estate of George Washington, Deceased
by Prussing, Eugene E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1927. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full burgundy cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt facsimile of the opening paragraph of Washington's holographic will on cover. Generously illustrated with 24 photographs and reproductions of wills, surveys, ledgers, stock certificates, court documents, and four maps (two folding). . The volume is in excellent condition, with only slight wear at the head of the spine, gilt on spine faded, corners lightly rubbed, else fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. NEAR FINE.. Photographs. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xii, (i), 512 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29340
- Title
- The Estate of George Washington, Deceased
- Author
- Prussing, Eugene E
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- George Washington, History, decedant's estates, Probate
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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