A GALLOP AMONG AMERICAN SCENERY: OR, SKETCHES OF AMERICAN SCENES AND MILITARY ADVENTUR
by Silliman, Augustus E
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1843. [8],267pp., plus [20]pp. of ads. 16mo. Original brown embossed cloth, spine gilt. Cloth faded, with a couple of small stains. Edges and corners lightly rubbed. Mild toning, light scattered foxing. Good plus. First edition. A quaint collection of scenes from daily life in the northeast and Canada as well as sketches of several prominent military encounters. HOWES S458.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM50289
- Title
- A GALLOP AMONG AMERICAN SCENERY: OR, SKETCHES OF AMERICAN SCENES AND MILITARY ADVENTUR
- Author
- Silliman, Augustus E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1843
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William Reese Company
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About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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