Dispatches from Bermuda: The Civil War Letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States Consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888 (Civil War in the North)
by Wiche, Glen N [Editor]
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- ISBN 10
- 0873389387
- ISBN 13
- 9780873389389
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About This Item
The Kent State University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Wiche, Glen N [Editor] : Dispatches from Bermuda: The Civil War Letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States Consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888 (Civil War in the North). Kent (OH) : Kent State University Press, 2008. First edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.75"/25cm H. Bound in publisher's light blue cloth, bright gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color dj shows photo of author to front, above painting by William Torgerson "Blockade Runners in Port at St. George, Bermuda, c.1861-65." Endpapers plain light green textured. xviii pp prelim material, 251 numbered pp, followed by three blank. Maps, illustration, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: A very nice copy of a handsome volume. No notes or highlighting, all tight, sharp and square. Light wear to dj, enclosed in mylar wrap. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Title
- Dispatches from Bermuda: The Civil War Letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States Consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888 (Civil War in the North)
- Author
- Wiche, Glen N [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0873389387
- ISBN 13
- 9780873389389
- Publisher
- The Kent State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Kent
- Date Published
- 2008
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Civil War;
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