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Bunker Hill: The Story Told in Letters from the Battle Field by British Officers Engaged

Bunker Hill: The Story Told in Letters from the Battle Field by British Officers Engaged

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Bunker Hill: The Story Told in Letters from the Battle Field by British Officers Engaged

by DRAKE, Samuel Adams, introduction by

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Boston: Nichols and Hall, 1875. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 76pp. Frontispiece sketch. Deep burgundy cloth, gilt-stamped title on front and spine. Front hinge starting, gutter after copyright cracked, very light dampstain on endpaper edges (not affecting text), extremities modestly worn, still very good. Scarce first edition. Published one hundred years after the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775.

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Title
Bunker Hill: The Story Told in Letters from the Battle Field by British Officers Engaged
Author
DRAKE, Samuel Adams, introduction by
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Publisher
Nichols and Hall
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1875
Keywords
Americana, History, Military
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Hinge
The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gutter
The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cracked
In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...

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