The Causes of the War of Independence: Being the First Volume of a History of the Founding of the American Republic
by Van Tyne, Claude H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. x (ii), 499 (3) pp. First Edition, 1922. Preface, XVIII titled Chapters with footnotes, index. Owner's ex libris plate on front paste down. Light external wear and age-toned text block. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 9". Navy blue cloth with blind-stamped device on front board, and gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6900
- Title
- The Causes of the War of Independence: Being the First Volume of a History of the Founding of the American Republic
- Author
- Van Tyne, Claude H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- U.S. HISTORY COLONIAL AMERICA FOUNDING THE REPUBLIC AND INDEPENDENCE
- Bookseller catalogs
- U. S. HISTORY;
- Size
- Large Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Device
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- Cloth
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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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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