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THE CONQUEST OF VIRGINIA: THE FIRST ATTEMPT. Being an Account of Sir Walter Raleigh's Colony on Roanoke Island, Based on Original Records, and Incidents in the Life of Raleigh 1584-1602
by Sams, Conway Whittle
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About This Item
Norfolk, Virginia: Keyser-Doherty Printing Corporation, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good =. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good = copy. Tall 8vo., xxviii, 547 pp, folding maps, plates, illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt device and titles, top edge gilt. Tight, spine dull, contents Near Fine, handsome armorial book plate of Jennings Wise. Small tear at the spine's crown. A Very Good copy. *** An Account, Based on Original Documents, of the Attempt, Under the King's Form of Government, to Found Virginia at Jamestown, 1584-1602. ***.
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- Frey Fine Books
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- 10657
- Title
- THE CONQUEST OF VIRGINIA: THE FIRST ATTEMPT. Being an Account of Sir Walter Raleigh's Colony on Roanoke Island, Based on Original Records, and Incidents in the Life of Raleigh 1584-1602
- Author
- Sams, Conway Whittle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good =
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Keyser-Doherty Printing Corporation
- Place of Publication
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- roanoke, colony, walter raleigh, missing, croatan,
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