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A Thrilling Narrative of the Minnesota Massacre and the Sioux War of 1862-63
by [A. P. Connolly, Publisher]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. P. Connolly. Donahue & Henneberry, Printers and Binders, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 273 pages. Frontispiece photograph of Minnesota Governor Ramsey. Illustrated. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title and illustration on the front cover. Title on the spine. Floral end sheets. The front and rear hinges are cracked and were repaired at one point with tissue. The front floral end sheets are edge chipped. Previous owner name of James R. Down, Utica New York written on the right front flyleaf, twice on the verso of the frontispiece, and on the rear end paper. Name of F. M. Down, Indpls written on the front paste down. Light scattered foxing and toning to the contents. Includes graphic accounts of the siege of Fort Ridgely, battles of Birch Coolie, Wood Lake, Big Mound, Stony Lake, Dead Buffalo Lake and Missouri River.
Graff 853.
Graff 853.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24999
- Title
- A Thrilling Narrative of the Minnesota Massacre and the Sioux War of 1862-63
- Author
- [A. P. Connolly, Publisher]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. P. Connolly. Donahue & Henneberry, Printers and Binders
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1896
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
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