The American Weekly Messenger; or, Register of State Papers, History, and Politics. For 1813-1814. Vol. I.
by [WAR OF 1812]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John Conrad, 1814. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 9.75" x 6", viii, 473 pp, indexed. Bound in original quarter-leather and paper covered boards. Boards well worn, with much of the outer paper and 3/4 inch of leather at head of spine lost, hinges a bit wobbly, bookplates of Watts de Peyster Library and Franklin & Marshall College on front endpapers, inventory number on verso of title page. Otherwise unmarked, clean and sound. Begins with Volume I, Number 1 (September 25, 1913) and runs through Volume I, Number 26 (March 19, 1814), followed by Addenda. Sabin 1260. Published for just two years, this scarce periodical offers a weekly compilation of "domestic news from every part of the continent," as well as reports on financial and legal matters, foreign policy, and government documents and reports containing a wealth of information and relating to the War of 1812.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23493
- Title
- The American Weekly Messenger; or, Register of State Papers, History, and Politics. For 1813-1814. Vol. I.
- Author
- [WAR OF 1812]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Conrad
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1814
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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