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The War Maker; Being the True Story of Captain George B. Boynton
by Smith, Horace
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
A.C. McClurg, Chicago, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. 416 pages., note. Black and white photographic portrait frontispiece. Purple coloured boards with orange stamped illustration on front panel and orange titles to the backstrip. The book is in ordinary condition. The corners of the book are bumped and rubbed and cloth is frayed. There has been water damage to the front edge of the book causing the cloth to be bleached, and paper edges to be brown. The head and the heel of the spine are bumped and soft. Heavy dust marks to the top paper edge. Sun fading to the spine. Previous owners name to the ffep. The front-end has small puncture marks and the internal pages are slightly brown. A fictional history of a true soldier of fortune during the latter half of the 19th-century and the early part of the 20th century. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; 19th Century; Biography -- Military; Inventory No: 0101375. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0101375
- Title
- The War Maker; Being the True Story of Captain George B. Boynton
- Author
- Smith, Horace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A.C. McClurg
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Military History, South America -- Civil War -- 19th Century, Biography -- Fictional -- Captain George B. Boynton Military & Warfare; 19th Century; Biography -- Military; Unbranded Smith, Horace The War Maker; Being the True Story of Captain
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century; Biography -- Military;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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