GLORY OF YORKTOWN: Yorktown, Ancient and Venerable, Became Heroic and Glorious in 1781, When it Witnessed the Crowning Victory of the Revolutionary War, Which Achieved American Independence & Assured the Establishment of the United States
by Clos, Captain Jean Henri
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Yorktown, VA: The Yorktown Historical Society, 1924. 52+pp. Original blue paper covered boards w/ tan cloth spine. Paper title label on front cover. Spine a bit darkened. Previous owner's name on front paste-down. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
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- Title
- GLORY OF YORKTOWN: Yorktown, Ancient and Venerable, Became Heroic and Glorious in 1781, When it Witnessed the Crowning Victory of the Revolutionary War, Which Achieved American Independence & Assured the Establishment of the United States
- Author
- Clos, Captain Jean Henri
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- The Yorktown Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Yorktown, VA
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- AMERICANA VIRGINIA STATE HISTORY VA DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL YORKTOWN SIEGE 1781 MILITARY HISTORY REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775 1783 AMERICAN REVOLUTION WAR OF INDEPENDENCE AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
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- Military - Revolutionary War;
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