The block-house on the shore. Translated from the German of. . . by Mrs. M[ary] E. Ireland.
by [OHIO -- LAKE ERIE]. HENNINGES, Wm. T
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, [1890]. 8vo. 256 pp. Decrtd title page, frntsp., numerous plates. Illust. & decrtd cobalt-blue cloth, gilt & blk illust. on frnt cvr (vry mnr bmpng to crnrs, edgewear), still VG copy. First edition in English of this exceedingly scarce work about Baptist German immigrants living in Ohio on the shores of Lake Erie in the 19th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37716
- Title
- The block-house on the shore. Translated from the German of. . . by Mrs. M[ary] E. Ireland.
- Author
- [OHIO -- LAKE ERIE]. HENNINGES, Wm. T
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- American Baptist Publication Society,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia:
- Date Published
- [1890].
- Keywords
- Baptists, Anabaptists, German Immigrants, German American, Ohio, Lake Erie, Christian Literature, Historical Fiction, Mary E. Ireland, 19th-century imprints, Religion
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About the Seller
Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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Vancouver, Washington
About Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- VG
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