John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy
by Bemis, Samuel Flagg
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1965. Third Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; sunned light reddish brown spine with beige and black text; third printing; odd volume; dust jacket exterior shows noticeable wear, mostly to fore edges; sunned spine; rear has darkened somewhat, probably due to age; few minor chips to head and tail edges; cloth exterior shows very slight wear; solid binding; text block exterior head edge colored red; remaining edges have age toned slightly; deckled fore edge; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; frontispiece; some marginalia to interior; illustrated; pp 588. 1366590. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1366590
- Title
- John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy
- Author
- Bemis, Samuel Flagg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
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- Tail
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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- Marginalia
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- Text Block
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- Sunned
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- Edges
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- Spine
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