OFFICIAL LETTERS OF THE MILITARY AND NAVAL OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN IN THE YEARS 1812, 13, 14, & 15
by Brannan John
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- Hardcover
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Way & Gideon, 1823. 510pp. Modern brown cloth, leather label. Modern bookplate on rear pastedown. Signed in pencil on front flyleaf. Moderate foxing. Good. First edition. A comprehensive compilation of correspondence during the war with Great Britain, including detailed letters from the War of 1812. Includes lists of number of troops for each side, those wounded and killed, and particulars of specific battles. Concludes with a the peace treaty signed by Great Britain and the United States in 1814. SHOEMAKER 11979
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- OFFICIAL LETTERS OF THE MILITARY AND NAVAL OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN IN THE YEARS 1812, 13, 14, & 15
- Author
- Brannan John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Way & Gideon
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1823
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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