The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of George Washington's Times
by Royster, Charles
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679433457
- ISBN 13
- 9780679433453
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 622 pages. Bibliographic References, Index. Stated first edition. The story of a transatlantic culture based on tobacco, English manufactured ware and slaves through the microcosm of the Dismal Swamp Company, probably, at least according to Dr. Royster, one of the most disastrously run enterprises in an age known for fool-hardy commercial scheme. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .
Synopsis
Charles Royster lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017763
- Title
- The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of George Washington's Times
- Author
- Royster, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679433457
- ISBN 13
- 9780679433453
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- History, 18th century transatlantic trade, Capitalism
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
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