The Early History of the Town of Ellicott, Chautauqua County N.Y., Compiled Largely from the Personal Recollections of the Author
by Gilbert W. Hazeltine
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
Jamestown, NY: Journal Printing Co., 1887. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Publisher's olive cloth with gilt lettering and log cabin motif to front board. Moderate edgewear and rubbing; minor soil; spine ends and corners bumped and frayed; 2" x 1" piece of cloth missing from lower spine end. Binding shaken and rather loose, with a few gaps starting along gutters where the stitching is weakened. Ffep excised. Prev owner name "Wm. Franklin Strunk" in fountain pen to first blank; thus it appears that this was the personal copy of William "Frank" Strunk (1840-1939), one of the best known residents of the area and the son of a prominent early land owner there. Not illustrated. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 556 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Albion Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001998
- Title
- The Early History of the Town of Ellicott, Chautauqua County N.Y., Compiled Largely from the Personal Recollections of the Author
- Author
- Gilbert W. Hazeltine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Journal Printing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Jamestown, NY
- Date Published
- 1887
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
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