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Chicora and Other Regions of the Conquerors and the Conquered
by Eastman, Mrs. Mary
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Quarto. viii, 9-126 pages. Frontispiece engraving. 21 illustrated plates. Red cloth hardcover with ornate gilt embossed front cover and spine. Gilt stamped title on spine. All edges gilt. Ex-library copy from the Historical Society of Washington Virginia. Faint withdrawn stamps on the front end sheets. Old label removed from front paste down. Right front flyleaf removed. First front blank end paper has a closed tear. Rear end paper has a thin vertical section torn out. Corners bumped with small loss of cloth. Edge wear head and base of spine and corners. Moderate scattered foxing to the contents. Fair only.
Howes E 18; Field 477; Sabin 21684.
Howes E 18; Field 477; Sabin 21684.
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- Seller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 31168
- Title
- Chicora and Other Regions of the Conquerors and the Conquered
- Author
- Eastman, Mrs. Mary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lippincott, Grambo & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- Sioux Indians, Western Americana, Fort Snelling Minnesota
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Fair
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- Gilt
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