Autobiography, Reminiscences and Letters of John Trumbull
by Trumbull, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York and London; New Haven: Wiley & Putnam; B.L. Hamlen, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo, xvi, 439 pp, with frontis portrait of Trumbull, 23 plates (including two folding maps). Bound in publisher's green cloth with blind-stamped decoration, gilt spine lettering. Corners bumped, abrasion to front pastedown where a bookplate was apparently removed, moderate foxing and toning throughout; binding sound. Good to very good overall. Trumbull (J1756-1843) was an American artist of the early independence period, notable for his historical paintings of the American Revolutionary War, of which he was a veteran. Pages 405-439 of this work consist of a catalogue of Trumbull's paintings then on exhiit at Yale and include considerable detail on the historical circumstances behind each Revolutionary War painting.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23379
- Title
- Autobiography, Reminiscences and Letters of John Trumbull
- Author
- Trumbull, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Wiley & Putnam; B.L. Hamlen
- Place of Publication
- New York and London; New Haven
- Date Published
- 1841
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Art and Design;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Good+
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- Spine
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