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BIOGRAPHY OF A COLONIAL TOWN. Hamilton - Bermuda 1790-1897.
by de Chantal Kennedy, Sister Jean
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- near Fine/very good +
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Hamilton, Bermuda: The Bermuda Book Stores, no date (circa 1961). first edition. hardcover. near Fine/very good +. With maps and drawings by the author. Additionally there are black and white photo reproductions and a color frontispiece of Henry Hamilton, Governor of Bermuda, 1788-1794. Introduction and acknowledgments are dated 1961. Octavo (approx. 5 3/4" wide by 8 3/8" tall) dark blue cloth covers with gilt titles. 400 pages. Includes appendices and index. Illustrated endpapers with town views. Some minor foxing on a couple of the plates. Former owner gift inscription on half-title page. Book is in near Fine condition. Dust jacket has light soil on rear panel, Very Good +. 021210A
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000017824
- Title
- BIOGRAPHY OF A COLONIAL TOWN. Hamilton - Bermuda 1790-1897.
- Author
- de Chantal Kennedy, Sister Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- The Bermuda Book Stores
- Place of Publication
- Hamilton, Bermuda
- Date Published
- no date (circa 1961)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
Biblio member since 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Fine
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