The Battle of Harlem Heights September 16, 1776
by Johnston, Henry P
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
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Venice, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1897. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Subtitled "With a Review of the Events of the Campaign." Authored by Henry P. Johnston (1842-1923), professor and author who specialized in the American Revolution. Published for the Columbia University Press. Printed at the Norwood Press. 234 pages. Frontispiece of Colonel Thomas Knowlton, protected by tissue guard with 9 other illustrations and maps. 2 of the maps are full-color pullouts. The tactical and strategic background and movements of the battle. Includes a section of "Authorities American, English, and Hessian on the Battle of Harlem Heights Including Letters and Documents on Various Events of the Campaign. Handsome, gilt decorated green cloth boards slightly rubbed with light bumping to corners. Top edge gilt. Tightly bound with no names or marks. A superb, rare copy with the pull-out maps intact.
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- Bookseller
- RC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005247
- Title
- The Battle of Harlem Heights September 16, 1776
- Author
- Johnston, Henry P
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Pages
- 234
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Battle of Harlem Heights September 16, 1776 Henry P. Johnston American Revolution Harlem, New York City Colonel Thomas Knowlton
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana - General; American History;
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- Jacket
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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