Colonial American Documents including the Declaration of Independence from the Chew Family Papers
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Christie, Manson & Woods International, 1982 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG+ with slight rubbing to spine ends & corners; AuctionSale catalog from Thursday, April 1, 1982 sale of these unique documents, including the original drawing for the Mason-Dixon Line by Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon and the only first edition first state copy of the Declaration of Independence in private hands, price list laid in front (these items were sold for $396,000 and $313,500 respectively).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Givens Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016900
- Title
- Colonial American Documents including the Declaration of Independence from the Chew Family Papers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Christie, Manson & Woods International
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- colonial, documents, auction, chew family papers, record, united states, america
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Genealogy/Family Histories; U.S. History;
Terms of Sale
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Books returned on case-by case basis only. No refund on shipping charges.
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- First Edition
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