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HISTORY OF PRINCETON AND ITS INSTITUTIONS: The Town from its First Settlement, through the Revolutionary War, to the Present Time--; Its Churches--Schools--College--Theological Seminary--Literature, Volumes and Authors-- Notices of Prominent Families, and Chief Citizens--the Cemetery, etc.
by New Jersey, Princeton / Hageman, John Frellinghuysen
- Used
- fair
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1879. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fair. Two volumes. pp: xvi, 359; xi, 449 with index; 39 plates (maps, views, mostly portraits). Bound in dark-red cloth, gilt spine lettering; bindings and endpapers damp-marked, into upper portion of text block in volume two. 9.25" x 5.75" Provenance: Signature of George Macintosh Maclean in gutter margins of both title-pages. Maclean (1806-1886) was a member of Princeton University's class of 1824, a physician, professor of chemistry and natural history, &., &c. (see Hinsdale, An Address Delivered at the Funeral of George Macintosh Maclean....) [Felcone, NewJerseyana, 3520: "Still the only general history of the town of Princeton." ].
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- Bookseller
- R & A Petrilla
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038149
- Title
- HISTORY OF PRINCETON AND ITS INSTITUTIONS: The Town from its First Settlement, through the Revolutionary War, to the Present Time--; Its Churches--Schools--College--Theological Seminary--Literature, Volumes and Authors-- Notices of Prominent Families, and Chief Citizens--the Cemetery, etc.
- Author
- New Jersey, Princeton / Hageman, John Frellinghuysen
- Format/Binding
- Original Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1879
- Keywords
- princeton, new jersey, history
- Bookseller catalogs
- USA-State by State;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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R & A Petrilla
Orders are packed and shipped from our business offices in the village of Roosevelt, New Jersey, USA . Packages are dispatched as quickly and economically as we can manage, via the shipping method that you select
All items are guaranteed to be as described. Any item may be returned within ten (10) days of receipt if found to be other than as described. Please give us advance notice of any return. A returned item must reach us in the same condition as when we shipped it. Original binding, text block, bookplates and any inserted material must be intact.
About the Seller
R & A Petrilla
Biblio member since 2004
Roosevelt, New Jersey
About R & A Petrilla
Established 1970, we are generalist antiquarian booksellers. We specialize in old and unusual books, manuscripts, and ephemera. We no longer sell at book fairs. Please see the catalogs on our website, or browse our stock for your interests. We are grateful for your orders. Thank you. -- Bob & Alison Petrilla Professional affiliations: American Antiquarian Society, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Library Company of Philadelphia, Philobiblon Club.
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