The Quaker Soldier : or, the British in Philadelphia
by Jones, John Richter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Decatur, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia PA: T. B. Peterson and Brothers. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth covers show considerable wear -- back spine cloth hinge split and repaired, bottom edges and corner worn through, spine ends worn with 1/8" loss. Owner name and notes on front endpapers. A couple of signatures (gatherings) are slightly pulled although binding seems quite secure. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 569 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Novel Ideas Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 900517
- Title
- The Quaker Soldier : or, the British in Philadelphia
- Author
- Jones, John Richter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. B. Peterson and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia PA
- Date Published
- 1858
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- 12mo
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- Fair
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