Autobiography of Isaac Jones Wistar 1827-1905: Half a Century in War and Peace
by Wistar, Isaac Jones
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, faint foxing to fore-edges and page tops.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, faint foxing to fore-edges . and page tops.. 1937. Hardcover. Blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spine. vii, 528 pp, index, folding map of American West at rear. Frontispiece photo of the author, a lawyer, Gold Rush miner, Union General during the Civil War, and penologist. Howes W-598.; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35741
- Title
- Autobiography of Isaac Jones Wistar 1827-1905: Half a Century in War and Peace
- Author
- Wistar, Isaac Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, faint foxing to fore-edges and page tops.
- Publisher
- The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Civil War Generals, Old West
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Memoir;
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Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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