Reception and Dinner Tendered to Prof. David Swing

Various

Published by Rand, McNally, 1886

About this Item

By the Members of the Central Church and Congregation, and Other Personal Friends, at the Palmer House, Chicago, Monday Evening, February 22, 1886. A very rare original printing of this book - at the time of posting, I've been unable to find another original copy listed anywhere online for the past several months, or sold online over the past few years. Softcover with firm leatherlike exterior. The book condition is Good-. Pages are tanned around edges, with some minor dark smudging in a few spots on some page edge. Pencil on ffep from previous store. Foxing spot on front tissue paper. Some spotting and surface scuffing on back endpaper. Corners of textlbock rubbed and lightly bumped. Edges of textblock are gilted, with some superficial scratching and spots where gilt is rubbed off (especially at corners). The text itself is in excellent condition - clean, and clear of writing, markings, highlighting, etc. The hinges appear to have been repaired at some point (joints between cover and text block). The binding is stapled, with 5 staples. There is splitting/separation in the gutter after the first 2 blank endpages, where the tissue page is - the staples are seperated from these first blank endpages, creating a split hinge (see photos), but the spine cover is still firmly glued to the spine of the textblock, so the book holds together perfectly well (but naturally opens to this area). Edges of cover and spine rubbed and exposed in spots. A few small rips in cover edges at spine joints. A cluster of surface scratches on front cover near text.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1741117685925

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reception and Dinner Tendered to Prof. David Swing
• Publisher: Rand, McNally
• Publication Date: 1886
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket