Recollections Diplomatic and Undiplomatic
by Bowen, Herbert W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1926. First edition, 1926. Biographical stories about Henry Bowen, documented by his son, of a well-placed American diplomat and abolitionist, publisher of The Independent, and friend to many notables of the era such as Abraham Lincoln, Henry Ward Beecher, and numerous others. Bright red cloth lettered in gilt, printed tan dustjacket. The book is good to very good with firm binding, foxing to the outer edges of the text block, endpapers and preliminaries, pages very slightly age-yellowed but clean, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is age-darkened and a bit spotted with several tiny chips, little paper loss. Henry Bowen was born in Woodstock, Connecticut and moved to New York City in his twenties to find his fortune.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034570
- Title
- Recollections Diplomatic and Undiplomatic
- Author
- Bowen, Herbert W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Frederick H. Hitchcock
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- DIPLOMACY INTERNATIONAL HISTORY MEMOIR WOODSTOCK CT CONN CONNECTICUT
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; Connecticut - Its History, Art, Antiques, Etc;
Terms of Sale
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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