Life of John Kalb, Major-General in the Revolutionary War
by KAPP, Friedrich
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1870. KAPP, Friedrich. The Life of John Kalb, Major-General in the Revolutionary War. New York: Privately Printed, 1870. 1st ed. in English. xii, 320pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. cloth, printed paper spine label. Wear to spine ends and corners, label sunned and chipped, outer front hinge starting, some light toning, else very good. Sabin 37096 lists only the German edition of 1862. Presentation inscription form the author on front endpaper: "To my friend Geo W Greene, I present this work on the eve of my departure for Europe with the assurances of my great return. Friedrich Kapp, NY, April 29m 1870."The historian George W. Greene based his 1876 work The German Element in the War of American Independence on Kapp's research. Kapp is perhaps better known for his more common biography of Von Steuben, published in 1859. Very scarce.
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- George S. MacManus Company (US)
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- 80756
- Title
- Life of John Kalb, Major-General in the Revolutionary War
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- KAPP, Friedrich
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- Used
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- 1
- Date Published
- 1870
- Keywords
- BIOG, KALB, JOHN, INSCRIBED, MIL HX, FINE/AM REV
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