THE CAPTAIN FROM CONNECTICUT

Bookseller

John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

24751

Title

THE CAPTAIN FROM CONNECTICUT

Author

Forester, C. S. (pseudonym for Cecil Louis Troughton Smith)

Book Condition

Used - A nearly fine copy in a fair to good dust jacket with wear and chipping along the edges, long closed tears to the front and spin

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First edition

Binding

Hardcover

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Place of Publication

Boston

Date Published

1941

Keywords

Historical Fiction

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Fine

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First Edition

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Jacket

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Octavo

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Fair

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Spine

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Cloth

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Verso

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Chipping

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Edges

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