A History of New Sweden, or the Settlements on the River Delaware
by Acrelius, Israel & William M. Reynolds (translator)
- 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
Philadelphia: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1874. 1st English Language Edition. Hardcover. Lightly sunned gray-brown cloth with chipped/rubbed title label to spine. Minor edgewear, several minor edge dents, bumped spine ends with small tears. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned and foxed. B/w engravings and fold-out map. Bookplate to front pastedown with handwritten name. Tiny insect hole to front hinge. No stamps. Not ex-library. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 468 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Editions Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9763
- Title
- A History of New Sweden, or the Settlements on the River Delaware
- Author
- Acrelius, Israel & William M. Reynolds (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st English Language Edition
- Publisher
- The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1874
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History / State History / Pennsylvania;
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