The Massacre
by Vrooman, John J
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Hampden, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Johnstown, New York: The Baronet Litho Company, 1954. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. John Watrous. xii, 268 pp. Orange cloth, titles and decorative front board gilt, map endpapers, illustrations throughout. Dustjacket has a 1/8"x1/2" chip at head edge of spine and one small closed tear. Inscribed by the author's wife on half title page. "In this book is represented the artistry of the novelist, the poignancy of the poet, and the accuracy and understanding of the historian...an experience which clarifies a whole forgotten chapter of our history." NF/VG+
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lippincott Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3586B
- Title
- The Massacre
- Author
- Vrooman, John J
- Illustrator
- John Watrous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Baronet Litho Company
- Place of Publication
- Johnstown, New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- New York History, Mohawk Valley, Schenectady Massacre
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Historical Fiction;
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Lippincott Books
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Hampden, Maine
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We invite you to browse through the approximately 1800 books we have listed online on a wide variety of subjects, including strong holdings in Maine history and literature, lumbering, the North Woods of Maine, and Eastern Woodland Indians. We've been in business since 1975, over 25 years with a general antiquarian bookshop in Bangor.We are open by appointment; most of our stock of over 20,000 old and rare books have never been listed online, including a large selection of books on Maine and the Maine Woods. We are regularly adding to our inventory with new acquisitions.
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