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CORNELIUS HARNETT. AN ESSAY IN NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY
by Connor, R[obert] D[igges] W[imberly]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton Print. Co., 1909. 209 pages. Original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and rules on spine. [19.3 cm.] Near fine. Spine ends just a trifle rubbed. Light tanning to endpapers appears to have been caused by contact with dust jacket, but none is present. Neat name (J. Tolbert) on front free endpaper. FIRST EDITION. Cornelius Harnett (1723-1781) was one of the most prominent leaders of the Revolutionary cause in North Carolina, who served in the Continental Congress from 1777-1779. The author, Robert Digges Wimberly Connor (1878-1950), was a professor of history of at the University of North Carolina, secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, and the first Archivist of the United States (1934-1941). Thornton 2624.
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- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000422
- Title
- CORNELIUS HARNETT. AN ESSAY IN NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY
- Author
- Connor, R[obert] D[igges] W[imberly]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Edwards & Broughton Print. Co.
- Place of Publication
- Raleigh
- Date Published
- 1909
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; NORTH CAROLINA; REVOLUTIONARY WAR;
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Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
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