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The Czar and the Sultan; or, Nicholas and Abdul Medjid: Their Private Lives and Public Actions
by Gilson, Adrian
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. To which is added, The Turks in Europe: Their Rise and Decadence. Small 8vo, x, 195pp, ads (xii). Red cloth blind stamped covers, with gilt title on spine. Spine is sunned, rubbed at base of spine, and chipped top of spine. Internally, owner stamp on half title and title pages, and very small owner plate inside front cover, David Blake.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12167
- Title
- The Czar and the Sultan; or, Nicholas and Abdul Medjid: Their Private Lives and Public Actions
- Author
- Gilson, Adrian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1853
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- Cloth
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