Washington D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office. Good. 1941. No Edition Stated. Paperback. 227 pages; slightly cocked spine. Fading and rubbing on the covers. Light foxing on the exterior edges of textblock. Light yellowing on pages. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
Washington D. C. : U. S. Government Printing Office. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Poster. Very Good. This is an original World War II poster sized 22" x 28". The poster is in Very Good condition and has only the slightest tinge of toning to the very edges of the reverse of the poster. The verso illustrated side is clean and bright. There are a couple of tiny nicks / beginning tears to a couple of the creases. This poster is by Joseph Hirsch and has the designation: Government Printing Office - 1942 - O 491735 - WSS 645-A on the bottom edge of the verso.; Wss 645-A; Color Illustrations; 22" x 28"; Pictured 1/16/23 . U. S. Government Printing Office unknown
Washington D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner printed stamp on title page. U. S. Government Printing Office hardcover
Washington D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. U. S. Government Printing Office unknown
Washington DC: U. S. Treasury Department Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1875. Hardcover. Near fine. Small quarto unpaginated. Bound in full red crushed morocco with gilt borders edges spine title and compartments. All edges gilt. 144 engravings plus frontispiece and engraved title page. A near fine example with some small nicks to the boards and some mild scattered foxing internally. An extraordinary volume one of a small and undetermined number of these U. S. Treasury specimen books. These were printed and bound by the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing and presented to a select few diplomats cabinet secretaries and members of Congress. The proof engravings contained within were designed for use on official US banknotes though some of the images were likely never used on actual money. At the turn of the 21st century numismatic experts had counted 47 known examples. Several more have come to auction primarily numismatic since then but they remain extremely rare in the trade. No two specimen books are exactly alike; they usually contain a number of portraits of Presidents and other notable politicians but some as in our copy contain a number of vignettes of major events and places in US history along with more abstract concepts such as "Loyalty" and "Liberty and Union." Some significant examples herein include "Reconstruction" "Valley Forge" "The Patent Office" and far too many more to list. A number of the engravings have no caption and some of these are the most alluring. For example one of the largest images depicts a Native American man sitting on a cut-down tree head in hands as though he is weeping. Before him is a modern city with dozens of billowing smokestacks. Clearly this image is meant to portray the imminent conclusion to the United States Government's closing of the frontier and final usurpations of land from Indigenous people. It almost goes without saying that each and every one of the vignettes and portraits is of the most excellent quality both in design and execution as both the artists and the printing tools were of the highest order of the day. Though undated the title page names George B. McCartree as Chief of the BEP on the title page a position he held from 1869-1876 which would approximate the date.<br /> <br /> When these books do occasionally come to auction there is much buzz. It is difficult to imagine a more interesting and treasured sort of volume for anyone who has an interest in numismatics and rare books. A rare chance to own a special volume of American printing history. U. S. Treasury Department Bureau of Engraving and Printing hardcover
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1967. XV, 292 Seiten. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Orig.-Leinenband mit Orig.-Schutzumschlag. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
Original Layout of First Edition. -- Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, leicht angestaubt und schwach gebräunt. - Kopfschnitt leicht angestaubt. Mit sauberem Besitzstempel eines bekannten deutschen Biologen und Judaisten auf dem Titelblatt. Papier leicht gebräunt. - Insgesamt sauberes und gut erhaltenes Exemplar. -- Dust jacket slightly rubbed, slightly dusty and slightly browned. - Head section slightly dusty. With a clean owner's stamp of a well-known German biologist and Judaist on the title page. Paper slightly browned. - Overall clean and well-preserved copy.
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