Description:

It is a 20 volume set with volumes 15-18 missing. Published by the Bureau Of National Literature. These 20 volumes, copyright 1897, MESSAGES AND PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS books are all leather bound with exquisite gilt detailing, including an embossed presidential seal on the front & back covers, with only the front cover having the seal in gold. The pages edges are gilded, with the front inner cover having a glued in page from the Bureau of National Literature, describing the importance of the books to our national history. The first page has a gilt detailed border, with copyright information & permissions listed here. The volumes (in particular the first volume) have sepia illustrations & photographs, with at least one color illustration in the beginning of every volume. The first volume has an additional color illustration showing the signing of the Declaration of Independence in great detail, with none of the other volumes having such an illustration. Every “message”, every “paper” written in these books was written by the presidents of the United States, starting with George Washington. We describe all items to the best of our ability as we are not experts on everything. Please ask specific questions on details or condition prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS. We box and ship to keep costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the costumer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or UPS

    Dimensions:
  • 6.5" x 9.75"
  • Condition:
  • Good - Very Good Condition with some wear on some of the bindings. There is some water staining in some of the volumes

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April 10, 2017 5:00 PM EDT
East Rochester, NY, US

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