Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839
by Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1863. 1st state of the 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. 337p. plus (10)p. publisher's adverts. Original blindstamped cloth. 20 cm. Spine slightly sloped. Backstrip moderately faded, with some fraying at ends. Front and back covers lightened near backstrip. Bookplate of "Boston Silk and Woolen Mills" (which indicates that the book could be borrowed by any employee). "The following diary was kept in the winter and spring of 1838-1839, on an estate consisting of rice and cotton plantations, in the islands at the entrance of the Altamaha, on the coast of Georgia." [Preface].
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- Bookseller
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88353
- Title
- Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839
- Author
- Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st state of the 1st ed
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1863
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Hamden, Connecticut
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Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
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