Miracle At Philadelphia
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention is a work of historical non-fiction, written by Catherine Drinker Bowen and originally published in 1966. Bowen recounts the Philadelphia Convention, a meeting in 1787 that created the United States Constitution. Bowen draws much of her information from notes and journals of the Framers, especially James Madison.
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MIRACLE AT PHILADELPHIA: THE STORY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, MAY TO SEPTEMBER 1787 [SIGNED]
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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- 1966
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Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 346 pages; VG/VG-; spine age-toned white, with faded red and blue lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; multiple scrapes at jacket spine; some fading and age-toning to jacket spine; price uncut '$7.50'; previous owner's sticker at front free endpaper;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May to September 1787, in Slipcase
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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New York: American Past, 1986. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Cloth Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Warren Chappell. Dj has very light edgewear. Light wear. Very light soiling. Attached ribbon bookmark. Slipcase is in very good shape with very light soiling.
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Miracle at Philadelphia
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
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- 1966
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Little, Brown and Company, 1966. HB. Good. 66-20798. Written in 1966, this is a fictionalized account of what happened in Philadephia during the hot summer of 1787, from May to September. Item Price
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Miracle at Philadelphia: the Story of the Constitutional Convention May to September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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New York: The American Past / Book-of-the-Month-Club, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, white cloth lettered in blue and red, in publishers white dust-jacket repeating lettering design and housed in blue red and gold slipcase. Includes two pamphlets: "The Men Who Made the Constitution: A Bicentennial Portfolio" and "Miracle… Read more about this item Item Price
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MIRACLE AT PHILADELPHIA
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of The Constitutional Convention May To September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May to September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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New York: Book-Of-The-Month Club, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1986. Cloth. A Book Club edition in Near Fine condition with minor shelfwear in a Very Good dust-jacket with wear to the edges of the spine and boards. Volume is housed in a Very Good slipcase that has some edgewear; In Miracle at Philadelphia, Catherine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May to September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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New York: Book-Of-The-Month Club. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. c1986. Cloth. Fine condition with some literature from the Commission on the Bicentennial of the US Constitution laid in a Near Fine dust-jacket with some minor soiling. The book is housed in a lovely slip-case; The story of the Constitutional Convention - May to September 1787; 8vo;… Read more about this item Item Price
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MIRACLE AT PHILADELPHIA -The Story of the Contstitutional Convention from May to September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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- 1968
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New Yoirk, New York: Bantam Books, 1968. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing. Historinal, non-fiction paperback, 1st paperback printing 12/68. Condition is very good or better, no creases on spine - faint hinge crease on front hinge, and crease on upper edge of front cover and light indent from handling in center of front cove, corners bumped,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
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Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May - September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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Miracle at Philadelphia
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1986 - Book Club Edition - includes decorative blue and red slipcase with gold decoration - in near fine condition with only a bumped area at the bottom corner - also includes the original red ribbon bookmark and pamphlet Item Price
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Miracle at Philadelphia : The Story of the Constitutional Convention May - September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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MIRACLE AT PHILADELPHIA
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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- 1986
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Book-of-the-Month Club, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Very good+. With a New Introduction Henry Steele Commager. Book-of-the-Month Club, c1986.346pp., index, illustrations Warren Chappell. 8vo. White cloth with red and blue titles on front cover and spine, red ribbon marker. Fine hardcover, Very Good d/j, fine slipcase. Item Price
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Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May - September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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- 1986
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Back Bay Books, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Miracle At Philadelphia
by Drinker Bowen, Catherine
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- 1/30/1966 12:00:01 A
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Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May - September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
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- September 1986
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Little Brown & Co (Juv), September 1986. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash. Slipcase has minor wear. The book has minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Small staplebound booklet is in great condition as well. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Item Price
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Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May to September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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- 1986
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New York, N. Y.: Book of the Month Club Inc., 1986 Slipcase has a few nicks, and a small corner tear, and some indentations. Dj has minimal edge wear. Book is practically perfect.. Hard Cover, Slipcased. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by Chappell, Warren. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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Miracle at Philadelphia
by Drinker Bowen, Catherine
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- 1966
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Little Brown and Company, 1966. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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