ADMIRAL FRANKLIN BUCHANAN: Fearless Man of Action
by Lewis, Charles Lee/Robison, Rear Admiral S. S. (Foreword)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Baltimore, MD: The Norman, Remington Company, 1929. 286 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and gilt decoration on front cover, which are both a bit rubbed. Binding lightly soiled w/ modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Spine a bit sunned. Previous owner's name in pencil on half-title page. Light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ a color frontispiece of Admiral Franklin Buchanan, and b/w plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M3773CW
- Title
- ADMIRAL FRANKLIN BUCHANAN: Fearless Man of Action
- Author
- Lewis, Charles Lee/Robison, Rear Admiral S. S. (Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Norman, Remington Company
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY CIVIL WAR 1861 1865 BIOGRAPHY BUCHANAN FRANKLIN 1800 1874 ADMIRALS CONFEDERATE NAVY U. S. NAVY CONFEDERACY NAVAL OPERATIONS NAUTICAL MARITIME IRONCLAD CSS VIRGINIA COMMANDERS WARFARE SLAVERY BLACK HISTORY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY RACIAL H
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- Nautical;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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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