Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, with An Historical Essay. In Two Volumes
by SABINE, LORENZO
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1864. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 2 volumes. Pp. xii, 608; 600. Original rust-coloured pebbled cloth with frame in blind, gilt spine lettering, floral endpapers. Covers lightly rubbed, scuffed, and soiled, corners bruised, spine darkened with spine ends starting. Light, unobtrusive damp-staining along extreme top margins within text of vol. 1, and light, unobtrusive damp-staining along extreme top and bottom margins of vol. 2. Two small, neat margin notes in vol. 1 relating to the name of Nathaniel Coffin. Otherwise, very good, relatively clean, 2 volume set.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39168
- Title
- Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, with An Historical Essay. In Two Volumes
- Author
- SABINE, LORENZO
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1864
- Keywords
- Canadiana/Americana
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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