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An Original and Authentic Journal of Occurrences During the Late American War, from Its Commencement to the Year 1783
by Lamb, R
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Dublin: Wilkinson & Courtney, 1809. Roger Lamb (1756-1830), a British soldier, provided one of the more important eye-witness accounts of the American Revolution. This is an attractive, Near Fine copy of an unknown facsimile edition. Nicely bound in full leather, with decorative gilt stamping, three raised bands on the spine, marbled endpapers, with all page ends in gilt. There is no modern publisher or date, but the book has been reprinted by several publishers, including Arno/NY Times and Ayer Company, as well as the print-on-demand sources. Clean, fresh text; xxiv, 438 pages. Mild rubbing to corners and foot of the spine. The spine and top edge have faded a bit. Whatever this is, it is a nice addition.. Facsimile Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004776
- Title
- An Original and Authentic Journal of Occurrences During the Late American War, from Its Commencement to the Year 1783
- Author
- Lamb, R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- Publisher
- Wilkinson & Courtney
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1809
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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