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The Centennial: Battle of Bunker Hill with a View of Charlestown in 1775, Pages Plan of the Action, Romane's Exact View of the Battle, and Other Illustrations
by Frothingham, Richard
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- Hardcover
- first
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown And Company, 1875. First Edition. Good in light green cloth covered boards with bright gilt text on the front board with blind embossed borders on both boards. A 16mo of 6 7/8 by 4 1/2 inches with heavy wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and to the tips and fore edges of the boards. The fold-out map is missing and the fold-out illustration of Charleston following page 32 has a 4 inch long closed tear (which has been professionally repaired) and several creases from careless refolding. 133 pages of text followed by a two page appendix. Illustrated with a fold-out drawing noted above and a one page map appears on page 43 and line drawings appear within the text on pages 15 and 117. (Gephart, 5846)
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- Town's End Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB31811
- Title
- The Centennial: Battle of Bunker Hill with a View of Charlestown in 1775, Pages Plan of the Action, Romane's Exact View of the Battle, and Other Illustrations
- Author
- Frothingham, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown And Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1875
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