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Life Explorataions and Public Services of John Charles Freemont
by Charles Wentworth Upham
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/No dust jacket
- Seller
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Waverly , Iowa, United States
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About This Item
356 pp. + 12 pp ads. 1856 First Edition, First Issue, No mention of author on title page. Incredibly scarce, rare. Blue blind stamped cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Some wear top and bottom of spine, corners bumped and slight indent bottom edge front cover, minor staining on covers. Previous owner inscription Charles Butler, Eldorado, Ks. Freemont was the first presidental candidate for the new anti-slavery Republican Party. This book was probably issued to promote Freemont's bid. Book's owner, however, lived in Butler County, KS, named for pro-slavery advocate Andrew Butler, senator from SC. Relationship of names is not known.
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- Bookseller
- Shaggy Dog Stories
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio188
- Title
- Life Explorataions and Public Services of John Charles Freemont
- Author
- Charles Wentworth Upham
- Format/Binding
- Blue cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Issue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ticknor And Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1846
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Biography, United States History, Republican Party
- Size
- Octavo
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Shaggy Dog Stories
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About the Seller
Shaggy Dog Stories
Biblio member since 2011
Waverly , Iowa
About Shaggy Dog Stories
Shaggy Dog Stories specializes in used, rare, fine and antiquarian books on dogs and related topics in the broader area of natural history that includes other canids such as wolves and coyotes. Of course, a true shaggy dog story can touch on many subjects.
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