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Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Fremont
por Bigelow, John
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Livreiro
-
Chico, California, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856. Fremont (1813-1890) was a war hero and noted explorer; he was also the first presidential candidate of the newly-founded Republican Party. The author, John Bigelow (1817-1911), was an early and ardent supporter of his candidacy. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Brown cloth binding, nicely blindstamped with ruling, an oval, and square pebbling; titled in gilt on the spine. Clean text; x, continuing from 11 to 480 pages. Frontis portrait of Fremont, with some transfer from the tissue guard; other engravings within. Condition: some pencil erasures and scribbles to the front endpapers; bumped corners and a bit of rubbing. Some spotting to the endpapers, and very occasionally throughout. The text remains clear and quite readable, and the spine gilt is nicely bright. A grand artefact of American political history that presents very well.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 004896
- Título
- Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Fremont
- Autor
- Bigelow, John
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good (Plus)
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Jacket
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Derby & Jackson
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1856
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Catálogos de livreiros
- American History;
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
Sobre Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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