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Letters from the Alleghany Mountains
by Lanman, Charles
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Geo. P. Putnam, 1849. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [1], 198 pages, [18] pages publisher advertisements. Green cloth hardcover with blind stamped decorations on the covers. Gilt lettered title on the spine. Cloth is chipped and edge worn head and base of the spine. Old ink signature top of the title page. A different owner's bookplate on the front paste down. Light to moderate foxing to the text. Top section of the front cover has a visible crease mark. Contents include a description of Dahlonega, Georgia; Valley of the Nacoochee; The Falls of Tallulah; The Smoky Mountain; French Broad River; Valley of Virginia, Cherokee Indians and much more. A fair or better copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31028
- Title
- Letters from the Alleghany Mountains
- Author
- Lanman, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Geo. P. Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- Appalachia
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Bookplate
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
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