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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Register of the Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania -- April 15, 1865, to September 1, 1902
by NICHOLSON, John P. (recorder)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania, 1902. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt front board lettering/medallion and black border. 306pp, 18pp index. Top edge gilt. Blue floral endapers. Very good. Faint binding edgewear, else tight and internally fine. Quite tight and attractive first edition of this compilation of biographical data for a staggering 2400 (+ two stragglers) soldiers from all branches of the U.S. military. A lovely copy with bright gilt -- and laid in is an 8vo 4pp MOLLUS leaflet, Circular No. 8 dated Philadelphia, 19 April 1919.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49400
- Title
- Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Register of the Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania -- April 15, 1865, to September 1, 1902
- Author
- NICHOLSON, John P. (recorder)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1902
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Civil War;
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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Tight
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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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...
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