Transport to Disaster
by Elliott, James W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges foxed, jacket rubbed.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges foxed, jacket rubbed.. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Bibliography, index, illustrations. An account of the sinking of the steamer Sultana in April 1865, when the boilers exploded and half the 2,000+ passengers survived. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 247 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57689
- Title
- Transport to Disaster
- Author
- Elliott, James W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges foxed, jacket rubbed.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- DISASTERS, Civil War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
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Old Saratoga Books
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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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- Foxed
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