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The British At The Gates - The New Orleans Campaign In The War Of 1812
by Reilly, Robin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: G P Putnams Sons, 1974. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover BCE Book in Very Good Condition with a Good Dust Jacket. The first account of the Battle of New Orleans written by an Englishman, set within the complete context of the War of 1812, with the focus on the depiction of strategies and tactics adopted by both sides, both during and after the war. 16 pages of historic illustration plates. Very clean and unmarked red cloth binding, gilt titled on spine with gilt cannon on front; light corner and spine edge wear. Tight and solid binding. Rough cut. Endpapers with maps of the battlefields. Internals clean, unmarked, no creases. Jacket has light chipping to spine head and heel and spome corners, slight wear to some edges, clean and unmarked. 376 pages with Notes and References, Bibliography, and Index. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 1974, G P Putnams Sons, New York, New York, USA
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- Seller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 014701
- Title
- The British At The Gates - The New Orleans Campaign In The War Of 1812
- Author
- Reilly, Robin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- G P Putnams Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- TREATY OF GHENT; UNITED STATES HISTORY; THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE; DUKE WELLINGTON; ANDREW JACKSON; NEW ORLEANS;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. American;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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