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AARON BURR
by Samuel H. Wandell and Meade Minigerode
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Better Than Very Good/No dj
- Seller
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
.G P Putnam's Sons, NY, First Edition, First Printing, 1925, 1925. .G P Putnam's Sons, NY, First Edition, First Printing, 1925. Cloth/dark Blue Boards/2 volumes. Better Than Very Good/No dj. Aaron Burr: a biography compiled from rare, and in many cases unpublished, sources, Volume 1and 2. The highlight of Burr's tenure as president of the Senate, one of his few official duties as vice president, was the Senate's first impeachment trial, that of Supreme Court justice Samuel Chase. In 1804, the last full year of his single term as vice president, Burr killed his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a famous duel. Burr was never tried for the illegal duel, and all charges against him were eventually dropped, but Hamilton's death ended Burr's political career. After leaving Washington, .G P Putnam's Sons, NY, First Edition, First Printing, 1925 . Volume 1 and 2, Blue cloth 0ver boards, lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. With Sixty-four Illustrations. Both books are in better than Very Good condition, both are tight and square, with minimal shelf wear. Text and boards bright and clean, Volume 2 has slight pulling of spine at top. Beautiful copies, Excellent gift.
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- Bookseller
- YJS BOXES OF BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio769
- Title
- AARON BURR
- Author
- Samuel H. Wandell and Meade Minigerode
- Format/Binding
- Cloth/dark Blue Boards/2 volumes
- Book Condition
- Used - Better Than Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- .G P Putnam's Sons, NY, First Edition, First Printing, 1925
- Publisher
- .G P Putnam's Sons, NY, First Edition, First Printing, 1925
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- bib & bc web #751 bx 39
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- Christmas Catalog;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives improperly or damaged.
YJS BOXES OF BOOKS specializes in Autobiographies and Biographies of the Rich and Famous, First and Signed First Editions, Historical: Non-Fiction and Fiction, People, Places and Things, Modern Mysteries and Thrillers, Rare and Vintage
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
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