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Travels Through the Northern Parts of the United States, in the Years 1807 and 1808. ( 3 Volumes)
by Kendall, Edward Augustus
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
New York: I. Riley, 1809. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi, 330, vi,309, vi, 312pp. Contemporary half-calf, gilt lettering and gilt stamping to spine, marbled boards. Moderate wear to covers, contents age-darkened (endpapers most heavily) and occasionally foxed and dampstained, owner's "Private Library" bookplate on front pastedowns, owner's name on title page or first page of text in each volume, bindings of all 3 volumes are holding tightly. The author's extensive travels throughout New England with descriptions of the countryside, the people and institutions. Howes K-74.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003934
- Title
- Travels Through the Northern Parts of the United States, in the Years 1807 and 1808. ( 3 Volumes)
- Author
- Kendall, Edward Augustus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- I. Riley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1809
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Massachusetts Connecticut Vermont "New Hampshire" Maine "Rhode Island
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Geography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Foxed
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- First Edition
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