A Belle of the Fifties (1850's) - Memoirs of Mrs. Clay of Alabama
by Ada Sterling (edited by)
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Ashby, Massachusetts, United States
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A$22.84A$20.56
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1904. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, illustrated with portraits, pages clean, covering Social and Political Life in Washington and the South, 1853-66. Bound in light green cloth, oval portrait of Mrs. Clay on front cover, some staining on spine and back board, top outer page edges gilded. A good copy. Original owners signature in old pen on back of front cover.
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- Bookseller
- David R. Smith - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000464
- Title
- A Belle of the Fifties (1850's) - Memoirs of Mrs. Clay of Alabama
- Author
- Ada Sterling (edited by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Mrs. Clay, Alabama in the 1850's
Terms of Sale
David R. Smith - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
David R. Smith - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2024
Ashby, Massachusetts
About David R. Smith - Bookseller
Located in 1780's barn off the common. A well kept stock of over 1,000 hand picked books. Including, History, Biography, Childrens, Travel, fiction and non fiction books. Have been in the bookselling business for over 20 years having done Book Shows and have given talks on Book Collecting. Business is online only.
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