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Great Men and Famous Women. Volume II: Soldiers and Sailors
by Edited By Charles F. Horne
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Selmar Hess, 1894. First edition [1894]. Very clean single volume (Vol. II) of the eight volume edition of this well-produced series, containing illustrated biographies of prominent men and women. Generously illustrated throughout with tissue-protected photogravures, wood engravings and typogravures. Three quarter deep rich brown morocco leather over textured brown cloth, spine and cover lettering and decoration in gilt, four slightly raised spine bands, all edges tinted red, marbled endpapers, about 12 inches tall, 9 inches wide, and about an inch thick. Very good condition with some very light shelf rubbing, firm binding, very clean pages with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029755
- Title
- Great Men and Famous Women. Volume II: Soldiers and Sailors
- Author
- Edited By Charles F. Horne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Selmar Hess
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- LEATHER BINDINGS BIOGRAPHY SET LEATHERBOUND ENGRAVINGS PHOTOGRAVURES
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History, World Wars and Militaria;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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