The American Cruiser; A Tale Of The Last War.
by Little, Geo. [George], Captain
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Wm. J. Reynolds and Co. & Waite, Peirce, and Company. Good+. 1847. Second Edition. Hardcover. Spine ends split, fore-corners worn, lacks front free end-paper. ; 12mo; Publisher's cloth, 390p. **Wright I-1700. Hamilton #402: "12 full-page illustrations and title-page vignette which are unsigned but...are by [Hammatt] Billings. The final two bear N. Brown's name as the wood engraver." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46940
- Title
- The American Cruiser; A Tale Of The Last War.
- Author
- Little, Geo. [George], Captain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Wm. J. Reynolds and Co. & Waite, Peirce, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- Wright Fiction, 19th Century, Wood Cuts, Wood Engraving, Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Janet & Henry Hurley
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About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...