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The Life and Letters of M. P. O' Connor
by O' Connor, Mary Doline (written and edited by)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dempsey & Carroll, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. xii, 561 pages. Frontispiece photograph of the O' Connor. Brown cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers. Gilt lettered title on the spine. Ex-library book with removed label from spine, pasted down label on the front paste down, blind embossed stamp and numerals on the title page. The front and rear hinges are cracked. The first 6 preliminary pages are chipped and a few are loose. A few pencil check marks to the first three pages. A fair copy. O' Connor was a politician from South Carolina.
Details
- Seller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 17923
- Title
- The Life and Letters of M. P. O' Connor
- Author
- O' Connor, Mary Doline (written and edited by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dempsey & Carroll
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- South Carolina
Terms of Sale
Americana Books ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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