NY: D. Appleton & Co.. Good+. 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacks top of spine, half inch crack on each hinge, spine lightly faded, minor foxing, there is a small 19th century library stamp in blank corner of title page with matching release stamp on verso, an attractive copy. ; Library for My Young Countrymen; 16mo ; 201 pages; Burgandy cloth, pictorial gilt spine, covers blind stamped "Library For My Young Countrymen" within an ornate frame, frontispiece, 16 pages of publisher's ads. .

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Bookseller: Janet & Henry Hurley (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 55637
Title: The Adventures Of Captain John Smith, The Founder Of The Colony Of Virginia. By the author of "Uncle Philip's Conversations."
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: D. Appleton & Co.
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1844
Keywords: Biography, Captain John Smith, Juvenile
Bookseller catalogs: Juvenile;

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About Janet & Henry Hurley

Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.

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