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David M. Lesser, ABAA, Woodbridge, CT, U.S.A.
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16mo. Original printed wrappers [spotted, spine worn], some corners turned. Stitched. Scattered light spotting, light wear. 165pp. Good+. The first edition. The book was commissioned by the Harrison Committees of Cincinnati and Louisville. Thirteen chapters treat his life. The book is quite scarce in wrappers. Miles wrote that all copies which he examined had been rebound. Howes T283. Miles 145. Thomson 152. 107 Eberstadt 162. Seller Inventory # 26293
Title: SKETCHES OF THE CIVIL AND MILITARY SERVICES ...
Publisher: U.P. James, Cincinnati
Publication Date: 1840
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Original Wraps. Condition: Good. First edition of Sketches Of The Civil And Military Services of William Henry Harrison by Charles S. Todd and Benjamin Drake. (illustrator). First Edition. Sixteenmo, x, 168pp. Publisher's original printed wraps, loss to front cover. Missing last free endpaper. Intermittent foxing, bumped corners. An exceptionally scare copy in the original printed wraps from 1840. (Howes T-283) (Sabin 96082). Published at the request of the Cincinnati Harrison society. Seller Inventory # 1670
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Todd, Charles S. and Drake, Benjamin. SKETCHES OF THE CIVIL AND MILITARY SERVICES OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. Cincinnati: U.P. James, 1840. 6" x 4" in original brown cloth with a printed paper label on the front cover. Some wear to the corners and top and bottom of the spine; early brown ink inscription on front free endpage; otherwise a nice, solid and clean copy. Seller Inventory # 66764
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Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
(HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY). TODD, Charles S. and Benjamin DRAKE. Sketches of the Civil and Military Services of William Henry Harrison. Revised and enlarged by James H. Perkins. Cincinnati: J. A. & U. P. James, 1847. 16mo. 224 pp. In orig. cloth. An exceptionally crisp copy with just a touch of wear to the bottom of the spine and the bottom corner of the rear board. Foxing. Near fine. Howes T-283. Sabin 96082. A revised an enlarged edition of an 1840 campaign biography in service of Harrison's second and successful bid for the presidency. Though his success would be short-lived as he died of pneumonia just weeks after his inauguration. Seller Inventory # 81820
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