METZEROTT'S VIEWS OF WASHINGTON. cover title

by Viewbook

$600 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

First edition

Washington, DC: W.G. Metzerott, nd ca. 1860 . First edition. Oblong 12mo. 17 loose individual plates printed on glossy card stock, each 41/2 x 5 1/2 inches one plate cropped across the top margin with no loss to image , laid into a gilt-stamped embossed green cloth folder; each engraved image appears in an oval surrounded by a decorative border, some including scenes from city life as marginal decorations. Printed title on pastedown: Our National Buildings!

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