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Life Of John Robert Monaghan: The Hero Of Samoa
by McCulloch, H.L
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Spokane, WA: H.L. McCulloch / Private Publication, 1906. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. First edition of Life of John Robert Monaghan: The Hero of Samoa by H.L. McCulloch.. Octavo, 415pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. Complete with 7 full page black and while photographs, and two maps. Clean text throughout, no extraneous marks or bookplates. A scarce history. Privately printed by H.L. McCulloch as a tribute to the family and father of United States Navy Ensign John Robert Monaghan, who died while heroically attempting to save the lieutenant in charge of the American party put ashore in Samoa to disperse a renegade chieftain attempting to gain control of the country.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10206
- Title
- Life Of John Robert Monaghan: The Hero Of Samoa
- Author
- McCulloch, H.L
- Illustrator
- First edition of Life of John Robert Monaghan: The Hero of Samoa by H.L. McCulloch.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- H.L. McCulloch / Private Publication
- Place of Publication
- Spokane, WA
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- Hero of Samoa,
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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