Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania - Volume One & Two (2 volumes)
by none
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- vg- /NO
- Seller
-
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg, PA: Clarence M. Busch, State Printer. 1896. vg-. Hardcover. 2 Vols. both 9.5" tall; shelf wear to edges of marbled boards with red leather corners & back strips; all edges gilt; marbled ep; color maps & illustrtions (some fold-out) & plates; text is unmarked, there's a previous owner name & date in pencil in each vol.; gilt lettering & decor on sunned spines. Vol. I back hinge starting; contains Indian Forts of Blue Mountains by H.M.M. Richards, Frontier Forts within North & West Branches of the Susquehanna River by John M. Buckalew, Within the Wyoming Valley Region by Sheldon Reynolds, Cumberland & Juniata Valleys by Jay G. Weiser Vol. II contains Frontier Forts of Western Pennsylvania by George Dallas Albert .
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Library Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 192838
- Title
- Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania - Volume One & Two (2 volumes)
- Author
- none
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg-
- Jacket Condition
- NO
- Publisher
- Clarence M. Busch, State Printer
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg, PA
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Americana, History, Local
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
The Old Library Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Old Library Bookshop
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
About The Old Library Bookshop
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- Hinge
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- Shelf Wear
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- G
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- Marbled boards
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- Gilt
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