"Old Bruin" Commodore Matthew C. Perry 1794-1858: The American Naval Officer Who Helped Found Liberia, Hunted Pirates in the West Indies, Practised Diplomacy with the Sultan of Turkey
by Morison, Samuel Eliot
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good (in mylar)
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, 1967. Former owner's inked name scribbled over , plus faint ink stamp on ffep; Textblock very clean and tight; Bumped and rubbed head and foot of spine; Unclipped dust jacket, chipped and worn spine tips, couple tears along the edges, chip at top edge of rear panel; 482p., including bibliography and index.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB15936
- Title
- "Old Bruin" Commodore Matthew C. Perry 1794-1858: The American Naval Officer Who Helped Found Liberia, Hunted Pirates in the West Indies, Practised Diplomacy with the Sultan of Turkey
- Author
- Morison, Samuel Eliot
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (in mylar)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- American Naval History, Naval History, Military History, Matthew C. Perry Biography, American Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; Naval/Nautical;
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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