Island Fortress
by Richmond, Roe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John C. Winston & Co,, 1952. 182 pages; green and tan cloth with brown and green title and decoration; damp-spotting to edges of boards, otherwise clean and tight. Presentation copy inscribed by the author: "For Elaine Atkins, good newspaperwoman and a real regular guy, with affection and best wishes always -- Roe Richmond (Dec. 1952)." Part of the Winston Adventure Series, this volume is the story of Francis Marion, the notorious "Swamp Fox." [loc=the south]. Signed Presentation Copy. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Donald E. Cooke. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10694
- Title
- Island Fortress
- Author
- Richmond, Roe
- Illustrator
- Donald E. Cooke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John C. Winston & Co,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Francis Marion, Swamp Fox, South Carolina
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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