The Battle of Groton Heights : A Collection of Naratives, Official Reports, Records, Etc. Of the Storming of Fort Griswad ... Revised and Enlarged,with Additional Notes By Charles Allyn
by B000TR2H32
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Charles Allyn, 1882-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Charles Allyn (The Riverside Press); New London, 1882. Hardcover. A Fair to Good Only, green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and gilt illustration on front board and spine, binding shaky, moderate handling/scuff marks to boards, bubbling/rippling to front board buckram, frayed spine edges with tears to spine edge buckram, abrasions to board corners, reinforced front hinge, age toning to pages, rubbing along board edges, previous owner ink gift inscription second front free endpaper else unmarked, some age spotting soiling to prelims, pages 179-194 partially detached from text block, without Dust wrapper. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 399pp., appendix, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1031119
- Title
- The Battle of Groton Heights : A Collection of Naratives, Official Reports, Records, Etc. Of the Storming of Fort Griswad ... Revised and Enlarged,with Additional Notes By Charles Allyn
- Author
- B000TR2H32
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Allyn
- Date Published
- 1882-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Foster, Rhode Island
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