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Benedict Arnold; Son of the Havens (inscribed By the Author to James D. Horan)
by Decker, Peter
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York: Antiquarian Press Ltd, 1960. Quarto. Later printing. Inscribed By the Author to James D. Horan, 534p. index. bibliography. illustrated. This important work is profusely illustrated with over seventy-five illustrations including pictures never before published of Maj. Gen. Theodore Stephenson (Arnold's great-grandson), Maj. David s. Franks (Arnold's military aide), and many others. The author spent ten years of research and his visits to the locations makes this the best-written and most important account on the nature of what Americans called treason but Canadians considered heroism. Inscribed by the author to the James D. Horan, the Western writer. Limited to 750 copies. Bound in maroon cloth centrally stamped in gilt and black of a bust of Arnold, spine and top edge gilt. A very nice copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025293
- Title
- Benedict Arnold; Son of the Havens (inscribed By the Author to James D. Horan)
- Author
- Decker, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Antiquarian Press Ltd
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Signed Inscribed
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Top Edge Gilt
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- Quarto
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Inscribed
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