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American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
by Ellis, Joseph J
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 030726369X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307263698
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Stated First Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean maroon boards with black cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 283 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
Synopsis
Joseph Ellis is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers . His portrait of Thomas Jefferson, American Sphinx , won the National Book Award. He is the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife, Ellen, and their youngest son, Alex.
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- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027585
- Title
- American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
- Author
- Ellis, Joseph J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 030726369X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307263698
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- AMERICAN HISTORY, FOUNDING FATHERS, JOSEPH J. ELLIS, FIRST EDITION
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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