The Life, Travels and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy, Including His Journeys to Mexico; with a Sketch of Cotemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Haiti
by Lundy, Benjamin
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: William D. Parrish. Fair. 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Engraved Frontis; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages; 1847 William D. Parrish, Philadelphia. HC 1st edition bound in original cloth with decorative ruling in blind to boards and titles blocked in gilt at spine. Cloth fading; boards with corners bumped and cloth slightly rubbed through at extremities. Front free coated endpaper, free and page and most of the half-title page torn away. Front hinge partially split but holding. Lacks map at rear; tissue guarded engraved frontis present. Contents with scattered light to moderate foxing throughout. Fair to Good only, though with some basic restorations, easily improved. An important 1st person account of early Texas. .
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- DogStar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48817
- Title
- The Life, Travels and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy, Including His Journeys to Mexico; with a Sketch of Cotemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Haiti
- Author
- Lundy, Benjamin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William D. Parrish
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1847
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History : Antebellum;
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DogStar Books
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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