Continental Sketches of Distinguished Pennsylvanians by David R. B. Nevin; With an Appendix, containing important state papers, and valuable statistical and historical information, selected from authentic sources
by Nevin, David R. B
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- Hardcover
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1875. Hardcover. Very Good -. 247, [1] p.; 19 cm. Red pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; gilt-stamped cover illustration of the Liberty Bell. Boards have bevelled edges. Dark brown endpapers. Contains biographical sketches of 28 Pennsylvania residents, most of whom were active during the American Revolution. Includes Robert Morris, Benjamin Franklin, Francis Hopkinson, and General William Irvine and other military figures, as well as artist Benjamin West and inventor Robert Fulton. In Very Good- Condition: cloth is rubbed, with minor loss at head of spine; occasional light soiling; otherwise, clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
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- 006132
- Title
- Continental Sketches of Distinguished Pennsylvanians by David R. B. Nevin; With an Appendix, containing important state papers, and valuable statistical and historical information, selected from authentic sources
- Author
- Nevin, David R. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Porter & Coates
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1875
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; American History;
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