Life, Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont
by Upham, Charles Wentworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, scattered foxing.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor & Fields. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, scattered foxing.. 1856. First Edition; early printing. Hardcover. Early printing of first edition of this campaign biography of American explorer John Charles Fremont, who was a Republic candidate for President in 1856. 40th thousand and DCCCLVI printed on title page. Frontispiece portrait of Fremont and 13 other engraved plates. Brown blindstamped cloth with gilt title stamped on spine. 12 pp of publisher's ads at rear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 366 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39148
- Title
- Life, Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont
- Author
- Upham, Charles Wentworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, scattered foxing.
- Edition
- First Edition; early printing
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1856
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- John Charles Fremont, CAMPAIGN Biographies, American Explorers, PRESIDENTIAL Candidates
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Memoir;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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