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Newgate of Connecticut; Its Origin and Early History. Being a Full Description of the Famous and Wonderful Simsbury Mines and Caverns, and the Prison Built Over Them ... Also, an Illustrated Description of the State Prison at Wethersfield
by [CRIME & UNDERWORLD] PHELPS, Richard H
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hartford: Clarence W. Seymour, 1927. Reprint. 12mo. Burgundy cloth boards, stamped in gilt. Reprint, from the original plates, of the 1876 edition. Minimal evidence of wear or handling; close to fine copy with gilt bright on cover and internally sound, clean, unmarked. Simultaneously issued in wraps, this is the somewhat less common clothbound issue. History of Newgate Prison in Connecticut.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47093
- Title
- Newgate of Connecticut; Its Origin and Early History. Being a Full Description of the Famous and Wonderful Simsbury Mines and Caverns, and the Prison Built Over Them ... Also, an Illustrated Description of the State Prison at Wethersfield
- Author
- [CRIME & UNDERWORLD] PHELPS, Richard H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Clarence W. Seymour
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- CONNECTICUT SILSBURY PRISON HISTORY AMERICANA & CIVIL WAR AMERICANA, INCLUDING
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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