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Cornwall
by Beach, Lewis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at spine and corners, front free endpaper removed, owner name embossed on front flyl
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Newburgh, NY: E. M. Ruttenber and Son. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at spine and corners, front free endpaper removed, owner name embossed on front flyleaf, pages toned, faint foxing to front and rear endpapers.. 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Original brown cloth stamped in blind and in gilt. i-iv, 5-200pp. Two leaves of plates and numerous other steel engravings throughout text. A history of the town of Cornwall, in Orange County, New York, which was the scene of some Revolutionary War activity. The author was a lawyer and U. S. Congressman representing Cornwall. See Nestler, A Bibliography of New York State Communities, p. 171. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46920
- Title
- Cornwall
- Author
- Beach, Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at spine and corners, front free endpaper removed, owner name embossed on front flyl
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E. M. Ruttenber and Son
- Place of Publication
- Newburgh, NY
- Date Published
- 1873
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American History, CORNWALL, New York, New York State History, AMERICANA
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York State;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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