A CATALOGUE OF THE WASHINGTON COLLECTION IN THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM

£70.00

Author: GRIFFIN APPLETON
Place, Publisher, Date: BOSTON, THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM, 1897
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: GOOD

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Category: SKU: ACOTWCITBA

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FIRST EDITION, WITH AN APPENDIX OF WASHINGTON’S BOOKS DRAWN UP BY THE APPRAISERS OF HIS ESTATE BY WILLIAM COOLIDGE LANE. FRONTIS. OF WASHINGTON, VIGNETTE OF THE ATHENAEUM LIBRARY. GREEN CLOTH, LARGE OCTAVO, 566 PAGES. WEAR TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINE, BOTH FRONT AND REAR HINGES SPLIT. HENCE A SHAKY BINDING BUT CONTENTS VERY GOOD. SMALL STAMP OF MOUNT VERNON LADIES’ ASSOCIATION TO F.E.P. SCARCE.