THIRTY YEARS' VIEW ; OR, a HISTORY of the WORKING of the AMERICAN GOVERNMENT for THIRTY YEARS from 1820 to 1850. Two Volume Set
by Benton, Thomas W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Appleton and Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set. First edition. Vol. 1 was published in 1854 and Vol. 2 in 1856. No dust jackets. Brown cloth covers with blindstamped designs on front and back, and gilt lettering and design on spines. Corners are bumped and worn. Spines are missing strips at top and have wear and tear at bottoms. Gilt and spine of Vol. 1 are faded. Covers have some edge wear. Name of a previous owner is stamped inside both front covers. Inside back cover of Vol. 1 has some writing. Pages of Vol. 1 have some toning, and book is in good minus condition. Vol. 2 has foxing on side and bottom edges of pages, and pages in front and back of book have foxing and tanning. Rest of pages have limited spotting. Vol. 2 is in fair condition. Large 8vo, 1527 pages, 6.6 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1527 pages .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OVB11392
- Title
- THIRTY YEARS' VIEW ; OR, a HISTORY of the WORKING of the AMERICAN GOVERNMENT for THIRTY YEARS from 1820 to 1850. Two Volume Set
- Author
- Benton, Thomas W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Appleton and Company
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- Thomas Benton, American History, Political History, Government, Antebellum
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Biblio member since 2011
Lancaster, Texas
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History and Texana books, along with signed first editions.
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