The Common Wealth: Treasures from the Collections of the Library of Virginia

Hardcover with dust jacket - Large (Folio) format - full black cloth over boards with copper lettering stamped on spine and front. Glossy illustrated DJ. Sewn binding. xiii + 293 pages, lavishly illustrated in color and b/w, with notes, bibliography, and index. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. CONDITION: Book FINE, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked; DJ NEAR FINE, light rubbing and shelf wear, not clipped, protected in a clear archival (Mylar) cover. CONTENT: This beautifully produced book follows the Library of Virginia from its origins as a small reference library in Jamestown to the new Library building in downtown Richmond that houses documents from Virginia's earliest colonial days as well as more than 83 million manuscripts and local records and more than 1.5 million books, periodicals, newspapers, photographs, prints, and maps. Book appears AS NEW and UNREAD in a NEAR FINE DJ. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.