Blennerhassett, Or The Decrees Of Fate
by Pidgin, Charles Felton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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About This Item
C. M. Clark Publishing Co., Boston, 1901; First Edition; 442 pgs. plus 2-page publisher’s catalog at the back; top edges gilt; illustrated blue cloth. Historical novel based upon the life of Aaron Burr, onetime Vice President of the United States who fell from grace after his deadly quarrel with Alexander Hamilton and his subsequent plot to become ruler of a new nation encompassing all the territory from Louisiana to the Western territories and south to Mexico. Fine, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. Front board illustration of the infamous duel. Frontispiece plus eleven additional plates depicting various events from the life of Burr. A sparkling and beautiful copy.
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- Bookseller
- AARDWOLF Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4009
- Title
- Blennerhassett, Or The Decrees Of Fate
- Author
- Pidgin, Charles Felton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- C. M. Clark Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston,
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, American History, Biography, American Presidents, Historical Fiction, Historical Novels
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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