RUNNING THE BLOCKADE: A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War
by Taylor,, Thomas E
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. xii, (2), 180 pages + 5 black and white plates and a color folding map. First hand account ofBritish merchant ships running the Federal blockade of Confederate ports. An important Civil War book (Harwell, IN TALL COTTON, 91). The book is clean and tight, with light foxing throughout--occasional heavier foxing.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W1542
- Title
- RUNNING THE BLOCKADE: A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War
- Author
- Taylor,, Thomas E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War; Maritime;
Terms of Sale
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2004
Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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