Memoir of the Late Rev. William Croswell , D.D.: Rector of the Church of the Avent. Boston, Massachusetts. By His Father.
by DANA, Richard Henry, Jr
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New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1853. DANA, Richard Henry, Jr.. DANA, Richard Henry, Jr.. A Memoir of the Late Rev. William Croswell , D.D.. Rector of the Church of the Avent. Boston, Massachusetts. By His Father. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1853.
First edition. Octavo. Signed by Richard Henry Dana Jr. on front free endpaper, "Rich H. Dana, Jr." Original full black cloth, blindstamped with a cross on front and back covers, gilt-stamped on spine. Front hinge starting as well as frontispiece. Closed tear on endpaper. Tips bumped, spine sunned and shows wear at top and bottom. Good.
HBS 66328.
$300.
First edition. Octavo. Signed by Richard Henry Dana Jr. on front free endpaper, "Rich H. Dana, Jr." Original full black cloth, blindstamped with a cross on front and back covers, gilt-stamped on spine. Front hinge starting as well as frontispiece. Closed tear on endpaper. Tips bumped, spine sunned and shows wear at top and bottom. Good.
HBS 66328.
$300.
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- Bookseller
- Heritage Book Shop, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66328
- Title
- Memoir of the Late Rev. William Croswell , D.D.
- Author
- DANA, Richard Henry, Jr
- Illustrator
- DANA, Richard Henry, Jr.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Nineteenth-Century Literature|Religion
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