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The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America. [1st hardcover].
by Calloway, Colin G
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine dj. Estate acquisition. Appears unread: no names or writings, no cover wear. Jacket faintly scuffed o/w comp
- ISBN 10
- 0195300718
- ISBN 13
- 9780195300710
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About This Item
Oxford/New York. Oxford University Press. Copyright 2006. HARDCOVER.. Near Fine/Near Fine dj. Estate acquisition. Appears unread: no names or writings, no cover wear. Jacket faintly scuffed o/w complete/clean/crisp. Meager edge creases in places. Octavo. Illustrated in b&w: insets and maps. xx. + 220pp. Source Notes, Index. Brown cloth covers, gilt lettered spine. Red endpapers. NOT a remainder. Jacket art same as Stock Photo. First Edition (U.S.). 1st Printing per print number line. of the series: Pivotal Moments In American History. Editor's note by David Hackett Fischer.
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- 6021024
- Title
- The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America. [1st hardcover].
- Author
- Calloway, Colin G
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine/Near Fine dj. Estate acquisition. Appears unread: no names or writings, no cover wear. Jacket faintly scuffed o/w comp
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0195300718
- ISBN 13
- 9780195300710
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press.
- Place of Publication
- Oxford/New York.
- Date Published
- Copyright 2006.
- Pages
- xx. + 220pp.
- Size
- Octavo.
- Keywords
- Colonial American History French Indian War Treaty of Paris Seven Year's War Jeffery Amherst George Washington Slavery First Edition American Revolution
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