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THIS GILDED AFRICAN: Toussaint L'Ouverture
by Parkinson, Wenda
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0704321874
- ISBN 13
- 9780704321878
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Melbourne, New York: Quartet Books, 1978. 212 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. DJ moderately soiled. Spine and edges a bit sunned. Price sticker to bottom corner of front flap. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M199MS
- Title
- THIS GILDED AFRICAN: Toussaint L'Ouverture
- Author
- Parkinson, Wenda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0704321874
- ISBN 13
- 9780704321878
- Publisher
- Quartet Books
- Place of Publication
- London, Melbourne, New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY BIOGRAPHY TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE 1743 1803 PLANTATION SLAVE AFRICA DARK CONTINENT ST. DOMINIGUE SLAVE REBELLION 1791 FRENCH INTERVENTION ALLIANCE WITH SPAIN 1793 BRITISH CAMPAIGN 1794 1795 COMMISSIONERS 1796 1797 NEGOTIATIONS FRANCE BRITAIN
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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