HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF COLONIAL FLORID
by Campbell, Richard L
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Clevelan: The Williams Publishing Co, 1892. 284pp. plus one double plate and errata page. Original maroon cloth stamped in black and gilt, spine faded. Contemporary ownership signature of Robert Lee Goodbred on front flyleaf. Mild toning to text. Modern bookplate to rear pastedown. Very good. First edition of this account of British rule in West Florida from 1763 to 1783, including details of Spanish exploration in the region, and a short biography of Alexander McGillivray. SERVIES 10029
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM50033
- Title
- HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF COLONIAL FLORID
- Author
- Campbell, Richard L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Williams Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- Clevelan
- Date Published
- 1892
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William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Spine
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- Plate
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- Errata
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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