Life of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones, Chevalier of the Military Order of Merit, and of the Russian Order of St. Anne...Compiled from His Original Journals and Correspondence: Including an Account of His Services in the American Revolution, and in the War between the Russians and the Turks in the Black Sea
by (Jones, John Paul) [Walker, Benjamin, ed.]
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- Condition
- Original brown cloth, gilt stamped front cover and spine, spine ends chipped, foxed throughout, heavily in places
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Published by Grigg & Eliot, 1846. Second edition. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings, from Original Drawings by James Hamilton. x. [11]-399 pp., + 8 pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth, gilt stamped front cover and spine, spine ends chipped, foxed throughout, heavily in places. Second edition. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings, from Original Drawings by James Hamilton. x. [11]-399 pp., + 8 pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. First published 1845 by Walker & Gillis. Sabin 36557; Howes J-227
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- 237291
- Title
- Life of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones, Chevalier of the Military Order of Merit, and of the Russian Order of St. Anne...Compiled from His Original Journals and Correspondence: Including an Account of His Services in the American Revolution, and in the War between the Russians and the Turks in the Black Sea
- Author
- (Jones, John Paul) [Walker, Benjamin, ed.]
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated with Numerous Engravings, from Original Drawings by James Hamilton. x. [11]-399 pp., + 8 pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original brown cloth, gilt stamped front cover and spine, spine ends chipped, foxed throughout, heavily in places
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Published by Grigg & Eliot
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1846
- Keywords
- Naval | Revolutionary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; History, Travel & Geography;
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