Narrative of the Life and Sufferings of Rev. William B. Lighton
by Lighton, William B
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Samuel L. Dickinson, 1844. New & revised edition. Hardcover. An account of the life of a young British man who escapes imprisonment while serving in the army in Canada and becomes a Methodist minister in the U. S. New and revised edition. 12mo, b&w frontis, b&w illus title page, 258 pp, b&w illus throughout. 3/4 gray leather, marbled boards. Gilt title on red label on spine, gilt rules. Covers slt. rubbed at extremes. Internally, damp marks from ffep to title page. Scattered fox spotting throughout.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12410
- Title
- Narrative of the Life and Sufferings of Rev. William B. Lighton
- Author
- Lighton, William B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New & revised edition
- Publisher
- Samuel L. Dickinson
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1844
- Bookseller catalogs
- RELIGION; FINE BINDING;
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- Marbled boards
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
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- 12mo
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- Title Page
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