The First Explorations of the Trans-Allegheny Region by the Virginians 1650-1674 [FIRST EDITION]
by ALVORD, Clarence Walworth; BIDGOOD, Lee
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About This Item
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1912. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Hand-pressed rag paper. With 2 full-page colored maps and a number of facsimiles. 275 pp.
Fine condition.
This is a rare, finely printed first edition by historians Alvord and Bidgood. (Howes A194).
Fine condition.
This is a rare, finely printed first edition by historians Alvord and Bidgood. (Howes A194).
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- Uncharted Books (US)
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- 1772
- Title
- The First Explorations of the Trans-Allegheny Region by the Virginians 1650-1674 [FIRST EDITION]
- Author
- ALVORD, Clarence Walworth; BIDGOOD, Lee
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, OH
- Date Published
- 1912
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- Deckle edge
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- Cloth
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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