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For the Freedom of the Sea: a Romance of the War of 1812
by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
Item Price
£15.89£14.30
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About This Item
New York : International Book and Publishing Company, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: International Book and Publishing Company, 1900. 12mo, brown fine buckram boards with blue and black cover imprinting, 339 pp. + 4 pp ads. Very Good - right down the middle of the plate on 'Very Good'. Modest corner bumps, year1900 inscription of original owner (and his apparent offspring) at ffep, crack at front hinge, but still quite solidly bound. Please see all scans. An adventure tale of the War of 1812 from Cyrus Townsend Brady, as a journalism a bit of an errant extremist, but as a historical yarn-spinner, something of a success. L41n
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61028
- Title
- For the Freedom of the Sea: a Romance of the War of 1812
- Author
- Brady, Cyrus Townsend
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- International Book and Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Pages
- 339
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- adventure General, Military, Historical
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Baldwinsville, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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