Hall Carbine Affair
by WASSON, Robert Gordon
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
1971. WASSON, Robert Gordon. The Hall Carbine Affair. An Essay in Historiography. Danbury, CT: Privately Printed, 1971. Quarto. xv, 249pp. Ilus. Facsimiles. Orig. blue morocco and cloth, t.e.g., with publisher's cloth slipcase. Fine. Limited to 250 copies. Designed by Giovanni Mardersteig and printed by Stamperia Valdonega in Verona. Investigates the legend that J. Pierpont Morgan got his start by selling condemned arms to the government for huge profits.
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- Bookseller
- George S. MacManus Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43954
- Title
- Hall Carbine Affair
- Author
- WASSON, Robert Gordon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- MORGAN, J P, FINE/GEN AM
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George S. MacManus Company
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