AN AMERICAN TRANSPORT IN THE CRIMEAN WAR
by Codman, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bonnell, Silver & Co, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 198 p. Frontispiece illustration. Introduction by I.C. Ropes. New York: Bonnell, Silver & Co., [1897]. First edition. "Codman (1814-1900) was the captain of the American transport William Penn, chartered by the French, and tells his story, as the introduction suggests, 'with simplicity and naturalness [.] combined with a genuine love of humor'. The ship left Marseilles on 1 November 1854 with troops and ammunition for the Crimea and sailed between Turkey and the Crimea until the contract with the French expired, after which Codman served with the Turks until the end of the war" (Cross, Anthony: In the Land of the Romanovs, p.210). 12mo. Original green cloth binding, with gilt titles and decorative endpapers. Mild dust staining to the top edge; else near fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63338
- Title
- AN AMERICAN TRANSPORT IN THE CRIMEAN WAR
- Author
- Codman, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Bonnell, Silver & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Crimean War
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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- Cloth
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- 12mo
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- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...