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King's Mountain and Its Heroes: History of the Battle of King's Mountain, October 7th, 1780, and the Events Which Led To It
by Draper, Lyman C
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati: Peter G. Thompson, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Quarto. [1], xvi, 17-612 pages. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait of the author, illustrations, steel engraved portraits, and maps in text. Publishers brown illustrated cloth hardcover. Cloth is edge and shelf worn. Cloth creased on the spine. Front and rear hinges broken. Right front flyleaf and blank end paper are loose. Contents slightly shaken. Light foxing and toning to the text. Previous owner name on the title page. A fair copy only.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27418
- Title
- King's Mountain and Its Heroes: History of the Battle of King's Mountain, October 7th, 1780, and the Events Which Led To It
- Author
- Draper, Lyman C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Peter G. Thompson
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- American South, North Carolina
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Cloth
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Title Page
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