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THE WAR OF 1812: WRITINGS FROM AMERICA'S SECOND WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
by Various
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1598531956
- ISBN 13
- 9781598531954
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
US: Library of America, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. In publisher's original slipcase, with publisher's Collector's Notes. The first comprehensive collection of eyewitness accounts regarding the War of 1812 in over a century, issued for its bicentennial. Also features a chronology of the war and full color endpaper maps. Brown cloth over boards with gilt particulars in burgundy compartment to spine. Ribbon bookmarker. Pages are clean and unmarked. Boards are clean and bright. Text block is clean. Binding is tight and square. Slipcase is clean, bright and unmarked. Very light shelfwear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55306
- Title
- THE WAR OF 1812: WRITINGS FROM AMERICA'S SECOND WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
- Author
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1598531956
- ISBN 13
- 9781598531954
- Publisher
- Library of America
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- American History
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- First Edition
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