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The United States Secret Service in the Late War, Comprising the Author's Introduction to the Leading Men at washington, with the Origin and Organization of the United States Secret Service Bureau, and a Graphic History of Rich and Exciting Experiences..
by Baker, La Fayette C
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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High Point, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company, 1889. Hardcover. Fair with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Various. Exlibrary markings. Endpapers and hinges professionally repaired. Binding currently sound. Pages tanned. Pictorial cloth over boards is lavishly designed with various colors and silver but there is some fading. Spine is ragged. General exterior wear overall. ; History of the Federal Secret Service during the Civil War, illustrated with full-page engraved plates as well as full-page stone lithography in color. ; Ex-Library; Engravings, Stone lithographs; 9.5" tall; 898 pages.
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- Seller
- Cat's Cradle Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 4550074
- Title
- The United States Secret Service in the Late War, Comprising the Author's Introduction to the Leading Men at washington, with the Origin and Organization of the United States Secret Service Bureau, and a Graphic History of Rich and Exciting Experiences..
- Author
- Baker, La Fayette C
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John E. Potter and Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- HISTORY, UNITED STATES, AMERICA, SECRET SERVICE, CIVIL WAR, MILITARY
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Americana;
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Shipment immediately upon payment. Returns cheerfully accepted. If return results from our error, we refund price of book plus all shipping costs. if return is for any other reason, buyer pays cost of return shipping.
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High Point, North Carolina
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- Cloth
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