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Valley of the Upper Maumee River, with Historical Account of Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana: The Story of Its Progress from Savagery to Civilization [Two Volumes]
by Robertson, Robert S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller. Good with no dust jacket. 1889. Hardcover. Black half-leather & black cloth bindings rubbed at extremities; spine ends & corners frayed; backstrips sun-faded; boards soiled & scuffed; hinges cracked & front hinge of first volume separated, index & title pages detaching; corners of some leaves bent; paste-downs, some leaves & margins foxed. No dust jackets.; Black & white illustrations; all edges gilt. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" ; 1007 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52769
- Title
- Valley of the Upper Maumee River, with Historical Account of Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana: The Story of Its Progress from Savagery to Civilization [Two Volumes]
- Author
- Robertson, Robert S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Brant & Fuller
- Place of Publication
- Madison, WI
- Date Published
- 1889
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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