Descent from Glory: Four Generations of the John Adams Family
by Nagel, Paul C
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0195031725
- ISBN 13
- 9780195031720
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About This Item
New York and Oxford: Oxford Univ Press, 1983. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Oxford Univ Press, 1983. Hardcover BCE Book AS NEW with VG Dust Jacket. Mylar jacket cover. 400 pages. Nine plates plus genealogical chart. John Adams, Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Henry Adams--many quotations from letters and diaries reveal the Adams as real individuals, with powerful ambitions they considered unseemly, with personalities often harsh and compulsive. The public lives of John Adams and his descendants made them America's most distinguished family--this book deals largely with their private lives. Binding is very clean and completely unmarked. Tight, solid, and square volume. Pages very clean and unmarked. Clean jacket with light edgewear. The private loves behind the public image of this distinguished American family. 400 pages with Sources and Index. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. 1983, Oxford Univ Press, New York and Oxford
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- Seller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 017575
- Title
- Descent from Glory: Four Generations of the John Adams Family
- Author
- Nagel, Paul C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- ISBN 10
- 0195031725
- ISBN 13
- 9780195031720
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Place of Publication
- New York and Oxford
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- ADAMS FAMILY; HISTORY, AMERICAN; POLITICS; GOVERNMENT;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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