Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Evacuation of Boston by the British Army, March 17th 1776
by Ellis, George E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Rockwell And Churchill (By Order Of The City Council). Good+ with no dust jacket. 1876. First Edition. Rust cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine and gilt motif to front. Light edgewear, rubbing and soil. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Binding tender, text clean. Mild foxing to interior. Previous owner name to ffep. No stickers or stamps. Map laid in loose at rear, folded in an archival clear plastic pouch. Map is torn and chipped. Illustrated with b/w engravings, some with tissue guards. ; Small 4to, hardcover, 199 pages. .
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- Bookseller
- Old Editions Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6089
- Title
- Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Evacuation of Boston by the British Army, March 17th 1776
- Author
- Ellis, George E
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rockwell And Churchill (By Order Of The City Council)
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- Revolutionary, War, Boston, American, History, Military
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History / Revolutionary War;
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
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North Tonawanda, New York
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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