A Biographical History of Lancaster County, Being a History of Early Settlers and Eminent Men of the County, As Also Much Other Unpublished Historical Information, Chiefly of a Local Character
by Harris, Alex
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1872. Hardcover. Black banded half-leather binding with black cloth boards rubbed at extremities; spine ends & corners frayed; leather along gutters cracked & splitting; boards soiled & stained; front hinge cracked; owner's name inked on front free endpaper; very occasional inked underlining to text; a few leaves bent/chipped at corner tips; leaf edges & endpapers foxed/smudged, else a solid reference copy. No dj. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" ; 638 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47373
- Title
- A Biographical History of Lancaster County, Being a History of Early Settlers and Eminent Men of the County, As Also Much Other Unpublished Historical Information, Chiefly of a Local Character
- Author
- Harris, Alex
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Elias Barr & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, PA
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- Early American History, Pennsylvania History, Pennsylvania Ancestry
- Bookseller catalogs
- US History, Regional: East;
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Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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About Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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