Ancestors of Adelbert P. Thayer, Florine Thayer McCray and Geo. Burton Thayer, children of John W. Thayer and Adaline Burton. Also, reminiscences of a Christmas Eve at Windermere and some early events in the life of the writer
by Thayer, Geo. Burton
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Coventry, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Hartford, Conn.: The Plimpton Mfg. Co.. Inscribed by author on the flyleaf to A. H. Loomis. With insert from the author about the 300 ancestors discussed and their families. Insert refers to cloth ancestral chart separate from the book, which is not with the book. Book in excellent condition, very slight fraying spine tips. Leather gilt lettered label on spine. No. 18 of 50 copies. 180 pp with two photo plates plus Ancestral Register frontis. First page has a pasted in typed correction. Original edition, not a modern reprint, Maroon cloth. . Very Good Plus. Hardcover. 1894.
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- Bookseller
- Sheila B. Amdur
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014931
- Title
- Ancestors of Adelbert P. Thayer, Florine Thayer McCray and Geo. Burton Thayer, children of John W. Thayer and Adaline Burton. Also, reminiscences of a Christmas Eve at Windermere and some early events in the life of the writer
- Author
- Thayer, Geo. Burton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Plimpton Mfg. Co.
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, Conn.
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Genealogy;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Genealogy;
Terms of Sale
Sheila B. Amdur
Two week return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to two weeks after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Sheila B. Amdur
Biblio member since 2008
Coventry, Connecticut
About Sheila B. Amdur
Specializing in the history of medicine and psychiatry; Connecticut History; scholarly books; rare and antiquarian; general stock.
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