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An Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution 1st Edition 1828 with gift-inscription from the author's son Henry Marion Howe, and Eliza Howe
de Howe, Samuel G
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- First
- Estado
- Good-Very Good/no dustwrapper
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Camira, Queensland, Australia
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New York: White Gallaher & White, 1828. 1st Edition. three-quarter leather, marbled boards. Good-Very Good/no dustwrapper. 8vo. fold-out map 1st Edition of Samuel Gridley Howe's historical outline of the Greek Revolution, with gift-inscription to prelims by the author's son Henry Marion Howe and Eliza Howe (possibly SG Howe's daughter, the writer Laura Elizabeth Howe), inscription dated Boston December 1895, and also signed (presumably by the recipient) J.S. (or I.S.) Howe; includes the fold-out frontispiece map (often missing); Samuel Gridley Howe was an American physician, Abolitionist, and advocate for the blind, who (after being inspired by Byron) served as a surgeon in the Greek Revolution; his son Henry Marion Howe was a prominent metallurgist who wrote the Iron and Steel article for the 11th Edition (1911) Britannica; a unique copy with the Howe family connection; bound in (later) three-quarter calf with marbled boards, raised bands with six compartments, black title label with gilt titling to spine, new endpapers; fold-out map in three colours, fragile but holding, with some tears along folds, and tape-repair to reverse side; prelims tanned and with tape-repair along edge of inscription page, scattered foxing/tanning throughout, o.w. Good.
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- Gotcha By The Books
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- Título
- An Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution 1st Edition 1828 with gift-inscription from the author's son Henry Marion Howe, and Eliza Howe
- Autor
- Howe, Samuel G
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Three-quarter leather, marbled boards
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good-Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- no dustwrapper
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- White Gallaher & White
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1828
- Páginas
- 452pp
- Tamaño
- 8vo
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Antiquarian and Rare Books;
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Camira, Queensland
Sobre Gotcha By The Books
Gotcha By The Books is an online bookshop, working from home, in Camira, Queensland, Australia. The owner has been selling books in Brisbane since 1985, and Gotcha By The Books has been online since 2001. We specialize in Poetry, Australian Poetry, Literature, Art, Australiana, Aboriginal Australia, Rare and Antiquarian Books. We buy books on any subject (so long as we know we can re-sell them!). We are open by appointment.
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