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Biography of Andrew Jackson, president of the United States, formerly major general in the Army of the United States.
by GOODWIN, Philo A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1832 1ed President Andrew Jackson Military Politics US Revolutionary War of 1812
"It is a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word."
― Andrew Jackson
Philo Goodwin's 'Biography of Andrew Jackson' is a rare, early 19th-century account of the famed American President, focusing primarily on his career as a military officer and as a lawyer. This 1832 first edition of Goodwin's book includes a portrait frontispiece of Andrew Jackson. It is filled with information regarding his early childhood, civil life as lawyer senator and judge, as well as heroics in the War of 1812, the Creek War, and the American Revolution with an inclusion of his time in the presidency.
Item number: #40156
Price: $499
GOODWIN, Philo A.
Biography of Andrew Jackson, president of the United States, formerly major general in the Army of the United States.
Hartford: Clapp and Benton, 1832. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete
o xi, [1], 422
o Includes engraved frontispiece
· Provenance: Binding stamp – W. E. Bates
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 4.5in (19cm x 11.5cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40156
- Title
- Biography of Andrew Jackson, president of the United States, formerly major general in the Army of the United States.
- Author
- GOODWIN, Philo A
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Clapp and Benton
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1832
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1832 1ed President Andrew Jackson Military Politics US Revolutionary War of 1812, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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