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The Fight for the Valley: A Story of the Siege of Fort Schuyler and the Battle of Oriskany in the Burgoyne Campaign of 1777
by Stoddard, William O
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Spine cocked and cracked, hinges cracked, a few stained pages, musty.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: D. Appleton & Company. Good with no dust jacket; Spine cocked and cracked, hinges cracked, a few . stained pages, musty.. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Navy decorative cloth binding with design of American Revolutionary War soldier with bayonet and canoe standing next to moonlit lake on front boards. Color frontispiece illustration and three black and white plates. Historical novel about the Battle of Oriskany and other events during the pivotal year of 1777 during the American Revolution. vi, 250pp + [12]pp of publisher's ads.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49523
- Title
- The Fight for the Valley: A Story of the Siege of Fort Schuyler and the Battle of Oriskany in the Burgoyne Campaign of 1777
- Author
- Stoddard, William O
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Spine cocked and cracked, hinges cracked, a few stained pages, musty.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1904
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1900s Historical Fiction, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Burgoyne Campaign, 1777, Fort Schuyler, Battle Of Oriskany
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Revolution; Historical Fiction;
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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- Cracked
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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