Men of our times; or leading patriots of the day. Being narratives of the lives and deeds of statesmen, generals, and orators
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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- Hardcover
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Hartford: Hartford Publishing Co, 1868. 8vo, pagination varies; original green cloth, gilt lettering on upper cover; green cloth spine sample mounted to front pastedown; two leather spine samples mounted to the rear pastedown; illustrations are complete with 18 steel engravings of American historical figures; includes an advertorial broadside and blank subscription leaves; first state of the title page with Frederick Douglass' name misspelled; text partially dampstained; otherwise very good. Arbour 1529-31; see BAL 19449.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56085
- Title
- Men of our times; or leading patriots of the day. Being narratives of the lives and deeds of statesmen, generals, and orators
- Author
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hartford Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- Avertising , Canvasing book , Publisher's dummy ,
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- Books on Books;
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