Appletons' Cyclopedia of Biography
by Francis L. Hawks (ed.)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton, 1856. Hard bound, first edition, 1058pp with numerous illustrations. Gilt lettering to spine. Few numbers inked to front free endpaper and title page otherwise a tight and clean, very good or better copy. Over 2 kilograms unpacked - extra postage will be requested for all destinations outside Canada. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1203
- Title
- Appletons' Cyclopedia of Biography
- Author
- Francis L. Hawks (ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- New York: D. Appleton, 1856
- Keywords
- REFERENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.