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Memoirs of the Life of Miss Caroline E Smelt, Who Died on the 21st September 1817. In the City of Augusta, Georgia, in the 17th year of her age: Compiled from Authentic Papers Furnished by Her Friends, and Published At Their Request
by Waddel, Moses (Pastor of the United Churches of Willington and Hopewell, in the District of Abbeville, South Carolina)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Charleston: G. Clark & Co. Thomas Badger, Jr. Printer, 1820. Third Edition (from the second New York Edition). Hardcover. Very good. 12mo. xi, 12-180 pages. Brown paper covered boards. Dark leather spine with gilt lines and title. Light shelf and edge wear to boards. Light toning to pages. Old ink gift inscription on the verso of the right front flyleaf - "Mary Crossman A Christmas Present From A Friend 1825.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12966
- Title
- Memoirs of the Life of Miss Caroline E Smelt, Who Died on the 21st September 1817. In the City of Augusta, Georgia, in the 17th year of her age
- Author
- Waddel, Moses (Pastor of the United Churches of Willington and Hopewell, in the District of Abbeville, South Carolina)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition (from the second New York Edition)
- Publisher
- G. Clark & Co. Thomas Badger, Jr. Printer
- Place of Publication
- Charleston
- Date Published
- 1820
- Keywords
- Georgia, South Carolina
Terms of Sale
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- G
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- Spine
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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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- New
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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