Autobiography Of An English Soldier In The United States Army
by Ballentine, George, Edited by William H. Goetzmann
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1986. First Edition, thus. Hardcover. Very good. 16mo; pp; lxxxiv, 354, with index and a list of the Lakeside Classics; frontispiece portrait, and thirty-nine additional plates including two maps plus; brown cloth, gilt, top edge gilt. "Ballentine's account of his years of Army service at "Ft. Pickens, Florida and with Scott from Vera Cruz to Mexico City in the Mexican American War;" Howes B-77.
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- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19178
- Title
- Autobiography Of An English Soldier In The United States Army
- Author
- Ballentine, George, Edited by William H. Goetzmann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, thus
- Publisher
- The Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1986
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Austin's Antiquarian Books
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Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
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