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Books, Postcards etc. - Civil War, Photos
9:00 AM PT - Nov 22nd, 2008

 

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Ithaca, NY 14850-6071
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Lot 9371 save

CATALOGUE OF PRIVATE LIBRARY OF GEORGE DAVIS 1890

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Title: Catalogue of the Private Library of George S. Davis
Publisher: uncredited publisher
Printing Year: 1890

Condition/Details: Bound in brown cloth with gilt embossing, this antique volume is a scarce description of a substantial catalogue of 3,277 books from a great variety of subjects. Among these are the following: Americana, Anthropology, Architecture, Bible, Biography, Book Rarities, Customs and Costumes, Cyclopedias, Domestic Economy, Fine Arts, French Literature, Games, Genealogy, History, Literature, Medicine, Myths and Beliefs, Napoleonana, Natural and Social Science, Odd and Curious Books, Inventions and Discoveries, Periodicals, Philology, Philosophy, Politics, Prehistoric Anthropology, Rural Affairs, Statistics and Finance, Surgery. The volume shows external age/wear with chipping to top and bottom of spine. Hinges are cracked and two preliminary pages are detached and laid in. Text block is intact with age-toned pages. The book measures approximately 6.75" x 9.5" and contains 382 pages. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50

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