Colonel John Scott of Long Island 1634(?)-1696
by Abbott, Wilbur C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None Issued
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1918. First. Cloth/paper. Very Good/None Issued. First edition thus. Half cloth over paper covered boards with paper title label; 94 pps. One of an unspecified limited number of printings of an essay prepared for the Society of Colonial Wars in New York and delivede in November 1917. "Colonel" John Scott was one of the most picturesque and far-wandering scoundrels of the late 17th century; he was a spy, informer, murderer, Royal Geographer and one of the most colorful characters in colonial American lore. Very good with general rubbing. No jacket issued.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D6737
- Title
- Colonel John Scott of Long Island 1634(?)-1696
- Author
- Abbott, Wilbur C
- Format/Binding
- Cloth/paper
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Yale Univ. Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Long Island, Scott John, Colonial, New York, Adventure, Explorers, Spy,
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About the Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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