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Memoirs Of The Late Major-General Andrew Burn, Of The Royal Marines, Collected From His Journals. Second Edition (With Additions)
by Burn, Andrew
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Winchester And Son, 1816. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispiece Portrait. Xx, 292. Original Ribbed And Embossed Brown Cloth With Gilt Spine Lettering, Original Yellow Endpapers. Well Preserved With Strong Sheen To Boards And Backstrip, Spine Gilt Brilliant, Neat And Almost Invisible Repairs Along Edges Of Backstrip, Hinges Tight, Contents Clean And Crisp. Large Engraved Bookplate Of Americana Collector James Strohn Copley. Second And Best Edition; From The Advertisement: " This Second Edition Of General Burn's Memoirs, Published Under The Inspection Of His Surviving Family, Although Considerably Reduced In Size, Contains The Substance Of The Former Edition. By Using A Smaller Type And Entirely Omitting The Extracts From The General's Writings, And The Names Of Subscribers... In Some Instances Additions Have Been Made; And The Whole Has Been Carefully Corrected...
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028599
- Title
- Memoirs Of The Late Major-General Andrew Burn, Of The Royal Marines, Collected From His Journals. Second Edition (With Additions)
- Author
- Burn, Andrew
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece Portrait
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- W. Winchester And Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1816
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
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