THE BOYS OF '76 A HISTORY OF THE BATTLES OF THE REVOLUTION by Coffin, Charles Carleton - 1904

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New York:: Harper & Brothers,, [1876].. publisher's blue cloth decorated in gold and black.. Rear hinge cracked (structure still sound); light use to the cloth at corners; very good.. 8vo,. Illustrated from wood engravings..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 9x6x1. Sturtevant, Wallis. April 1926 printing of new illustrated edition (D-A code on copyright page). Includes scarce original jacket. Pencil gift note dated July 21, 1928 on front endpaper, three 1/2 inch closed jacket tears, rear jacket panel faintly foxed. 1924 Hard Cover. xii, 423, [5] pp. 8vo. Color frontispiece and woodcuts throughout by Wallis Sturtevant. A dramatized history of the American Revolution, which the author states is "an attempt... to give a concise and authentic narrative of the principal battles of the Revolution as witnessed by those who took part in them." Charles Carleton Coffin was an American journalist, author and politician. In 1854 Coffin became employed by The Boston Journal he went on to work for The Boston Atlas until The Boston Atlas merged with The Boston Bee in 1856 becoming the Bee and Atlas. In 1858 Coffin went back to work for The Boston Journal. He wrote a number of… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with gilt and bit of black pictorial stamping. 398pp. Frontispiece, extensive illustrations, maps. Near fine. First of this illustrated edition of a standard 1876 edition, an exceptionally tight and bright copy.

The Boys of '76, A History of the Battles of the Revolution. by Charles Carleton Coffin,k Author of "My Days and Nights on the Battlefield," "Following the Flag," "Four Years of Fighting," "Winning His Way," "Our New Way Round the World," etc. Illustrated. 1877: New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, Franklin Square. Original c1876. Published 1877. Presumed first edition, second issue.
Condition: NOT a library book. Sound binding excellent condition, fresh end pages. No signatures, writing, crimps, or stamps found within. Near fine condition with original tissue cover to frontispiece and clean pages. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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