Letters of Henry Adams (1858-1891)
by Adams, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. First Edition. Large 8vo. [vii],552p, Index. Frontis portrait with printed guard. Blue cloth, top edges gilt. Brief moderate wear to ends of spine and corners, spine dulled, gift inscription on front pastedown, and name atop title page, partially unopened, few pages roughly opened. Largely very good, no dj. BAL 47.; Frontis portrait; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 552 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8620
- Title
- Letters of Henry Adams (1858-1891)
- Author
- Adams, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston & New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Americana
Terms of Sale
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Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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