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The Journals of Major Samuel Shaw the First American Consul at Canton
by Josiah Quincy
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1847. Hardcover. Acceptable. Signed by Author. Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols; Boston, 1847. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author directly on front free endpaper. An Acceptable, dark green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, front board detached and cracked rear hinge, spine buckram mostly detached from backing material, age toning to pages, loss to spine top and bottom edge, chip mid spine buckram, moderate scattered foxing to front and back matters, sunned spine buckram, handling/scuffing to boards, exposed board corners, heavily sunned top text block edge, without Dust wrapper. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 360pp., appendix. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111111112228
- Title
- The Journals of Major Samuel Shaw the First American Consul at Canton
- Author
- Josiah Quincy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols
- Date Published
- 1847
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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Lavendier Books
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Foster, Rhode Island
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- Buckram
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Sunned
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- Spine
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- Cracked
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- Inscribed
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