MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS, AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Ex. Doc. No. 2
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- fair
- first
- Condition
- Fair
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Washington: A. Boyd Hamilton, Printer, 1851. Cloth. Fair. 1st edition. A Fair copy. 8vo., 469 pp. Bound in brown cloth with title on spine in gilt. Light edge wear and soiling.Missing the front end papers. This book appears to have been used as a target for a shot gun, using small birdshot. Tiny holes throughout the text (but not the boards), with some of the shot still embedded. The holes look like worming. Some text signatures browning. SOme of the topics include : Military and Indian Affairs in new Mexico, Indian Affairs in Oregon,
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24794
- Title
- MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS, AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Ex. Doc. No. 2
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. Boyd Hamilton, Printer
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1851
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Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- New
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