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Sanderson's Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence.
by John Sanderson ; Robert T. Conrad (Ed. )
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.. Fair. 1847. Hardcover. Engravings; Facsimiles; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 798 pages; 1847 Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. Philadelphia. 798 pp. Pebbled black cloth and quarter leather over spine. Appears to be a late 19th century binding. Leahter of poor quality split in the joints and held by old tape. Prior owner name penned at front with a note "56 signers" also penned there. Illustrated with steel palte engravings and with fold-out facsimile of the draft of the Declaration with some light paper repairs to blank versos. Possibly bound without a section on several other signers at rear. Binding or rebacking copy. Fair to good only .
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49555
- Title
- Sanderson's Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence.
- Author
- John Sanderson ; Robert T. Conrad (Ed. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1847
Terms of Sale
DogStar Books
15 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
DogStar Books
Biblio member since 2020
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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- Pebbled
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- Cloth
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- Fair
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- Spine
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...