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Journal Of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation In 1838-1839 (With First Use Of Word "Vegetarian")
by Kemble, Frances (Fanny) Anne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1863. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. 337 Pp + 10 Page Publisher's Catalog At Rear. Brown Cloth, Gilt, Blindstamped Front And Rear Covers, Light Yellow Endpapers. First Edition, First Issue With "About" Repeated On Page 34, Line 6. Lightly Used, Some Fading To Spine But Gilt Complete And Fairly Bright, No Fraying, Hinges Tight. Light Dampstaining To Some Of Fore Edge Of Pages, Mostly On Title Page, Diminishing To Zero By About Page 200. Stamp Of Grafton Public Library On First Page Of Text, Four Digit Number On Front Free Endpaper And Title Page, Ownership Name Label Of Henry L. Jost Jr. On Front Pastedown ( Henry Lee Jost Sr. (1873 - 1950) Was A Democratic Mayor Of Kansas City, Missouri From 1912-1916 And A U.S. Congressman From March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1925. Jost Was Born In New York City. He Stayed At The Five Points Mission For Homeless Children And Was Sent Westward On An Orphan Train Where He Was Adopted In Hopkins, Missouri In Nodaway County, Missouri. He Would Be Called The "Orphan Boy" Mayor. In Addition To His Mayoral And Congressional Duties He Was Also A Lecturer On Criminal Law At The Kansas City School Of Law.)
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035816
- Title
- Journal Of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation In 1838-1839 (With First Use Of Word "Vegetarian")
- Author
- Kemble, Frances (Fanny) Anne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1863
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- African-American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Nineteenth Century; "Government; African-American History and Culture;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Fore Edge
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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