The New England Historical and Genealogical Register for the Year 1868, Volume XXII
by New England Historic-Genealogical Society
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: The New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1868. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Three quarter leather over marble boards, 5 compartments, gilt titles, all edges marble, marble endpapers. Antique library bookplate on verson of free free front endpaper. 509 pp. Special articles on Nathaniel Curtis, the first publication of a letter from Benjamin Franklin to S. C. Johonnot, another from Franklin to the Rev. George Whitefield. Bibliography of the local history of Massachusetts, Hon. Joshua Henshaw, Memoir of William Hickling Prescott. Vessels of War built at Portsmouth NH 1690-1868. 7 pages are photocopied and placed in a pocket adhered inside rear boards. Library tape reinforced spine on both sides. Chipping top of spine. Solid copy, if not beautiful, good condition..
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- Rose's Books, IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006036
- Title
- The New England Historical and Genealogical Register for the Year 1868, Volume XXII
- Author
- New England Historic-Genealogical Society
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The New England Historic-Genealogical Society
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LETTER WILLIAM HICKLING PRESCOTT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Genealogy;
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