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AN AMERICAN TRANSPORT IN THE CRIMEAN WAR
de Codman, John
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
-
Covina, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Bonnell, Silver & Co, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 198 p. Frontispiece illustration. Introduction by I.C. Ropes. New York: Bonnell, Silver & Co., [1897]. First edition. "Codman (1814-1900) was the captain of the American transport William Penn, chartered by the French, and tells his story, as the introduction suggests, 'with simplicity and naturalness [.] combined with a genuine love of humor'. The ship left Marseilles on 1 November 1854 with troops and ammunition for the Crimea and sailed between Turkey and the Crimea until the contract with the French expired, after which Codman served with the Turks until the end of the war" (Cross, Anthony: In the Land of the Romanovs, p.210). 12mo. Original green cloth binding, with gilt titles and decorative endpapers. Mild dust staining to the top edge; else near fine.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 63338
- Título
- AN AMERICAN TRANSPORT IN THE CRIMEAN WAR
- Autor
- Codman, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Bonnell, Silver & Co
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1897
- Palabras clave
- Crimean War
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Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Miembro de Biblio desde 2008
Covina, California
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- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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