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Roger Wolcott
por LAWRENCE, William
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1902. First Edition. First printing. Inscribed by the author on flyleaf: "T. Jefferson Coolidge / from his nephew / William Lawrence," dated November 26, 1902. Small octavo (20cm); red cloth hardcover, decoratively titled in gilt on spine and front cover; x,238pp; frontispiece portrait and four inserted leaves of photographic plates (halftones). Gentle fading to cloth on spine, else a tight, Near Fine copy.
Biography of Roger Wolcott (1847-1900), the prominent Boston lawyer and businessman and 36th Governor of Massachusetts (1893-1897). The recipient of this volume, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, was a great grandson of Thomas Jefferson and the last American plenipotentiary to France, appointed by President W.H. Harrison in 1892.
Biography of Roger Wolcott (1847-1900), the prominent Boston lawyer and businessman and 36th Governor of Massachusetts (1893-1897). The recipient of this volume, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, was a great grandson of Thomas Jefferson and the last American plenipotentiary to France, appointed by President W.H. Harrison in 1892.
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- Livreiro
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 58622
- Título
- Roger Wolcott
- Autor
- LAWRENCE, William
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Houghton Mifflin
- Local de publicação
- Boston
- Data de publicação
- 1902
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- Octavo
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