Prize Essays On A Congress Of Nations For The Adjustment of International Disputes, And For The Promotion of Universal Peace Without Resort To Arms
by American Peace Society
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Very Good with no dust jacket
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Boston: Whipple & Damrell. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Scarce. Dark green embossed boards, crisp & clean w/ no fraying or edgwear. Hint of boards shows at tips of sharp corners. Gilt Spine. Waterstain to several of first 23 pps, unaffecting text. Foxing to first & last 10-15 pps, rest clean & bright with even age yellowing to outer edges. Overall better than VG given following: Letter laid in on first endpaper w/ sealing wax from Abiel Abbott Livermore (b. 1811 Wilton NH), a Universalist Minister from Keene NH to his uncle E. Abbott dated March 8, 1844 regarding the book as a gift. Inscription on second front endpaper by uncle stating gift from nephew, name, etc... Includes a loose copy of the constitution of the American Peace Society. Digital images per inquiry. ; 706 pages .
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- Title
- Prize Essays On A Congress Of Nations For The Adjustment of International Disputes, And For The Promotion of Universal Peace Without Resort To Arms
- Author
- American Peace Society
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Whipple & Damrell
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- American Peace Society, Abiel Abbott, Livermore, Joseph Story, William Ladd,, Thomas C Upham, John C Calhoun,, William Wirt, John Quincy Adams, Daniel, Webster, James Kent, Unitarian, Ministers, Wilton NH, John A Bolles
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