John C. Calhoun (American Crisis Biographies)
by Hunt, Gaillard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Decatur, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia PA: George W. Jacobs & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1908. Hardcover. Inscribed "with the compliments of the author." Newspaper obit of Hunt pasted to front endpaper. Cover has rubbing, spotting, and overall wear particularly to extremities. Corners worn through and spine ends lightly chipped. Front upper corner of page block visibly dampstained through page 9 although the paper is slightly rippled through page 21. The rear hinge is dampstained. The first signs of damage are very faint on page 259 and become more apparent through the end of the book. There is no mildew odor. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 335 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Novel Ideas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 500034
- Title
- John C. Calhoun (American Crisis Biographies)
- Author
- Hunt, Gaillard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- George W. Jacobs & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia PA
- Date Published
- 1908
- Bookseller catalogs
- US History;
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- Mildew
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