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Memoirs of A Life, Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania, Within the Last Sixty Years; With Occasional Remarks Upon the General Occurrences, Character and Spirit of That Eventful Period
by [Graydon, Alexander]
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- fair
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburgh: Printed by John Wyeth, 1811. First Edition. Leather bound. Fair. 12mo 378 pages, errata page. Original calf binding with chipped leather head and base of spine. Red leather title label on spine. Outer joints severly cracked. Front cover detached. Rear cover mostly detached. Head and base of the spine chipped. Light to moderate scattered toning to contents. Contents include a personal account of the American Revolution. Fair only.
Howes G - 344; Sabin 28418.
Howes G - 344; Sabin 28418.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30961
- Title
- Memoirs of A Life, Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania, Within the Last Sixty Years; With Occasional Remarks Upon the General Occurrences, Character and Spirit of That Eventful Period
- Author
- [Graydon, Alexander]
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by John Wyeth
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburgh
- Date Published
- 1811
- Keywords
- American Revolution
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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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- G
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- Spine
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- Cracked
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