An Unknown Heroine: An historical episode of the war between the states
by L.E. Chittenden
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- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Richmond, Croscup & Co, 1893. Very Good. New York: Richmond, Croscup & Co., 1893. First Edition. Octavo (19cm.); publisher's grey decorative cloth embossed in dark blue, top edge gilt; 314pp.; photographic portrait frontispiece. Some scuffing to extremities, most notably at spine ends, corners a bit bumped, minor spine lean, later ownership signature to front pastedown and old price in black marker to front free endpaper, else Very Good, internally clean and sound.
Account of the war-time activities of Mrs. Van Metre of Clarke County, Virginia, who befriended a wounded soldier of the 1st Vermont heavy artillery with whom she was able to locate and release her husband, a Confederate prisoner-of-war.
Account of the war-time activities of Mrs. Van Metre of Clarke County, Virginia, who befriended a wounded soldier of the 1st Vermont heavy artillery with whom she was able to locate and release her husband, a Confederate prisoner-of-war.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26361
- Title
- An Unknown Heroine: An historical episode of the war between the states
- Author
- L.E. Chittenden
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Richmond, Croscup & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
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