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RARE gilded & embossed hardcover book, no dust-jacket. "A.L.A. Portrait Index" By the Library of Congress. Editors: William Coolidge Lane & Nina E. Browne. With a Publisher's Preface by Edward L. Burchard & H. H. B. Meyer (In Charge of Publications), Herbert Putnam (Librarian of Congress, Washington), and with a Preface by William Coolidge Lane. This is the First Edition, published by the Washington Government Printing Office, 1906. Large & heavy Volume. 8vo, 25 cm x 18 cm x 9.5 cm, Green cloth-covered boards, Gilt embossed lettering on spine and front cover. 1600 pages. Weight: Approx. 2.800 Kg. (2800 Grams). CONTENTS ARE LIKE NEW!!! However, there is a crack exposing hinges between both covers and main body, the end papers and the last blank page are loose & frayed. Spine is a little soft and grubby, cloth is bubbling in places, bumped & frayed either end, gilt mostly worn away, binding remains tight! Cover is marked and worn, some bumps & scratches, gilt worn away & dull, creasing to cloth on front, large vertical indent on back, edges scuffed & worn. Corners bumped & frayed, boards exposed on 2 of them. Bottom edge darkened, few scratches & marks on all edges. Very light age tanning & occasional foxing throughout. RARE ITEM, BEAUTIFUL INSIDE!!! This is the American Library Association's (A.L.A.) comprehensive index to portraits contained in printed books & periodicals, with additional information such as dates of birth & death and Notes wherever applicable, and with a full List of books indexed. This book was compiled with the cooperation of many Librarians and others, for the Publishing Board of the American Library Association (A.L.A.), and is an invaluable reference book for Librarians, Editors, Students, Publishers, and Authors. IN STOCK in the UK!!! We post the same day, or if that's not possible, the very next working day. Seller's Ref: 322-B. Seller Inventory # ABE-7650797470
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