Lives of Simon Lord Lovat and Duncan Forbes, of Culloden - From Original Sources
by BURTON, JOHN HILL
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- first
- Condition
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1847. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. 388pp plus24 pages of ads. A VERY GOOD COPY IN ORIGINAL RED-BROWN CLOTH BOARDS. LIGHT WEAR TO BOARDS AND CORNERS, GILT SPINE LETTERING VERY READABLE, TIGHT BINDING, STRONG HINGES, ENDPAPERS SLIGHTLY DARKENED, TEXT IS TRULY FINE, AND SO TIGHTLY BOUND IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE ANYONE READ IT. BOOKPLATE. Uncommon in this condition.
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- Bookseller
- Mark Post, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20032
- Title
- Lives of Simon Lord Lovat and Duncan Forbes, of Culloden - From Original Sources
- Author
- BURTON, JOHN HILL
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First printing
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1847
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About the Seller
Mark Post, Bookseller
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San Francisco, California
About Mark Post, Bookseller
Specializing in American, European, and Military History, and all sujects relating to Scotland. Also a large selection of uncommon first editions of literature, including historical and western fiction.
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