Recollections of a Lifetime, or Men and Things I Have Seen (2 vols.); In a series of familiar letters to a friend, historical, biographical, anecdotical, and descriptive
by Goodrich, S. G
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- G- (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket remnant and discoloration at back inside co
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Miller, Orton & Co, 1857. Hardcover. G- (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket remnant and discoloration at back inside cover, perforation stamp used on some illus., some random pages are foxed but the majority are clean or lightly tanned at top margin, front hinge on v.2 is loose, head of spine of v.2 has a horizontal tear, rebound bindings show minimal edge and corner wear but are grimy.). Tan cloth, library binding, 2 vols., 542, 563 pp., 25 BW plates. Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1793-1860) was a Massachusetts legislator and an American author who also wrote under the name Peter Parley.
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- Seller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 135281
- Title
- Recollections of a Lifetime, or Men and Things I Have Seen (2 vols.); In a series of familiar letters to a friend, historical, biographical, anecdotical, and descriptive
- Author
- Goodrich, S. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G- (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket remnant and discoloration at back inside co
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Miller, Orton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- Biography / Autobiography ; Goodrich, Samuel Griswold ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
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