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William Elliot : The Washington Guide

Franck Taylor, Washington, 1837

Rebacked ¼ calf with pictorial boards (views of Washington buildings), flat spine with gilt title. , Covers worn and pictorial boards faded, extremities chipped, lacks map of Washington, brown stains throughout. , 12mo, P. advertisement (2), frontispiece, title, publisher’s note, preface v-x, contents xi-xii, 1-310., With frontispiece, and 5 full-page plates depicting the White House and the Capitol building. Lacks map.

The book is meant as a traveller’s companion to Washington city in the late 1830s, describing various landmarks, as well as the government machinery associated with the capitol.

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