AMONG THE AMERICANS AND A STRANGER IN AMERIC
by Holyoake, George Jacob
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicag, 1881. 246pp. Original cloth, stamped in gilt. Cloth a bit sunned and slightly rubbed, 1/4-inch stain on spine, else fine. First American edition, after the London edition of the same year. Holyoake was a Chartist and Owenite in early life. He visited America for four months with a view to investigate social and political conditions in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada. Chapters include "The Republican Convention at Saratoga," "City of Holyoke - Discourses in Free Churches," "State Socialism in America," "Co-operative Emigration - Visits to the Premier of Canada and President of America," and "Manners and Opinions in America."
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM36827
- Title
- AMONG THE AMERICANS AND A STRANGER IN AMERIC
- Author
- Holyoake, George Jacob
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Chicag
- Date Published
- 1881
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About the Seller
William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- 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....
- Sunned
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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...
- Cloth
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