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Guide to the History and the Historic Sites of Connecticut. In Two Volumes
by Crofut, Florence S. Marcy
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: Tercentenary Commission of the State of Connecticut for the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution. Printed By Yale University Press, 1937. First edition [1937], 2-volume set. Damage from poor storage, including warped covers and wavy pages, some faint dampstaining, endpapers stained, faint musty odor. Blue cloth lettered in gilt, 973 continuously numbered pages. A useful set for reading or research, but not collector quality. Comprehensive illustrated guide to Connecticut's rich history, including its old trails and highways, its early settlement, its role in the Revolution and the new government, and more; thereafter arranged by county and by town. Includes numerous black and white photographic illustrations and line drawings, several folding maps, very well indexed. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034535
- Title
- Guide to the History and the Historic Sites of Connecticut. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Crofut, Florence S. Marcy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Tercentenary Commission of the State of Connecticut for the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution. Printed By Yale U
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CONNECTICUT HISTORY REVOLUTIONARY WAR FRENCH INDIAN COUNTIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Connecticut - Its History, Art, Antiques, Etc;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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