Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. used hardcover copy in slipcase lacking a dust jacket, as issued.slipcase issued with book is only lightly worn about the extremeties and shows surface scuffing, morseo to the bottom panel. closed end is somewhat sunned/faded. all edges and panels are strongly secure, aside from light cosmetic damage. the book has been protected well by the slipcase, corners intact. spine a bit sunned. there are no marks to the text. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. Seller Inventory # 1498028

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The John Dunlap Broadside, The First Printing of the Declaration of Independence [HARDCOVER, new, in publisher's slipcase and shipping carton]

Goff, Frederick

Published by Library of Congress, Washington D. C., 1976

ISBN 10: 0844401986 ISBN 13: 9780844401980

New Hardcover First Edition

Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.

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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New slipcase. First Edition. Washington D. C.: Library of Congress, 1976. BRAND NEW HARDCOVER in a BRAND NEW slipcase. Perfect condition. STILL SEALED with the original clear plastic shrinkwrap and housed inside the PUBLISHER'S CARDBOARD SHIPPING BOX. Never opened. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1976. First Edition. This detailed study examines the Declaration of Independence printing methodology, watermarks, chain lines, offset, variant states, dimensions, later printings, etc. Included are detailed descriptions, comparisons, and full page photos of 21 copies of the first printing. A color portrait of John Dunlap is tipped-in as frontispiece. From the introduction by Frederick Goff: "The present study is an attempt to review the activity that attended the printing of America's basic charter and to reconstruct, on the evidence furnished by the twenty-one surviving copies. the story of a dramatic and exciting chapter in this country's earliest history as a nation." Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown boards, with a printed paper label stamped in red and brown. Enclosed in the publisher's brown paper-covered slipcase with matching paper label. Oversize Hardcover. 10" wide by 13.25" tall. This large hardcover book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. New/New slipcase. 67pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # 019031