A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, MAJOR GENERAL IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION; EMBRACING AN ACOUNT OF HIS LATE TOUR THROUGH THE UNITED STATES TO THE TIME OF HIS DEPARTURE, SEPTEMBER, 182
by [Lafayette, Marquis de:]
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Hartford: S. Andrus & So, 1846. 504pp. Modern black cloth, stamped in blind, spine gilt. Bookplate on front and rear pastedowns. Foxing and toning throughout. In a black cloth slipcase. Good plus. A biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, renowned for his devotion to helping America fight the British during the Revolution
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, MAJOR GENERAL IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION; EMBRACING AN ACOUNT OF HIS LATE TOUR THROUGH THE UNITED STATES TO THE TIME OF HIS DEPARTURE, SEPTEMBER, 182
- Author
- [Lafayette, Marquis de:]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S. Andrus & So
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1846
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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.
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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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