Colonel david humphreys (12 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

hardcover. Zustand: Fair. The author was Aide de Camp to General Washington and Minister Pleni-Potentiary to the Spanish Court. Book measures approx. 3 3/4" wide by 5 1/2" tall, 24mo, 190 pages. Leather spine over printed boards. Boards are mostly illegible, badly marred; spine heavily worn. A couple of former owner names and date on front paste-down endpaper. Illustrated with woodcuts. Americana. Studio.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. New York, 1835; illustrated paper covered boards; corners bumped; edge wear; leather spine; spine edges chipped with pieces missing; 5 1/2 inches tall; interior foxed; interior clean and unmarked; 190 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. New York, 1851; red cloth covered boards; edges and corners heavily scuffed with board exposed at corners; spine edges chipped with pieces missing; gilt illustration on front board and spine; 4 1/2 inches tall; all edges gilt; Previous owner's name on free front end paper; interior foxed; 256 pages. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. New York, 1834. Printed paper covered boards with leather spine and gold spine titles; edges worn; gnawing to bottom edge and rear fore edge of boards; front external hinge cracking near crown; 24mo, less than 5 3/4" tall; tide marks present at top and bottom of gutters; pages wavy, mild foxing; no internal markings; 190 pages. …

First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); publisher's full sheep, maroon gilt-lettered spine label; 348pp. Boards scuffed and leather sun faded at spine and rear spine edge, corners bumped, textblock uniformly toned and rather finger-soiled, slightly later (1814?) ownership inscription to front flyleaf, contemporary ex libris mostly removed from front pastedown, long closed tear to K1, small coin-sized loss at fore-edge of Q1 not quite touching text, else Very Good and sound overall. Collection includes both poetry and military history, among the latter a life of Major-General Israel Putnam. EVANS 22578; SABIN 33808. …

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. iv, [3], 8-22; removed from binding; lacks the terminal ad leaf, otherwise very good. An influential poem, combining the images of patriotism, manufacturing, and the work ethic. Humphreys was a colonel in the Revolutionary War and served as Washington's aide-de-camp. Evans 27145; Sabin 33813; Wegelin 225.…