The Man Who Burned the White House Admiral Sir George Cockburn 1772-1853
by Pack, James
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1987). First Edition. First printing Fine in black paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/4". In a fine unclipped dust jacket. A biography of the man who planned and executed the burning of Washington, D.C. in 1814, and later became the gaoler of Napoleon at St. Helena and eventually First Naval Lord.
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books (US)
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- TB30032
- Title
- The Man Who Burned the White House Admiral Sir George Cockburn 1772-1853
- Author
- Pack, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis
- Date Published
- (1987)
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...