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The Story of Bacon's Rebellion
by Stanard, Mary Newton
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1907. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 181 pages. Hardcover bound in green cloth. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding Spine is toned. Corners are bumped. Text is toned. Deckled edges. Front inner hinge is just starting. Nice early owner's bookplate on the front pastedown has no family name but has a wolf and two owls on the shield and a left facing falcon or eagle atop an open helmet at the top. The motto on the banner reads "Ne te Quaesiveris Extra." This is a Latin quote from Persius which Emerson used at the beginning of his essay, "Self-Reliance" which translates, "Do not seek for things outside yourself." An ink inscription at the top of the title page reads, "J. P. Hewett / Richmond. Va 29.3.29.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 049022
- Title
- The Story of Bacon's Rebellion
- Author
- Stanard, Mary Newton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Neale Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York and Washington
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 1.10 lbs
- Keywords
- 1907; Mary Newton Stanard; Bacon's Rebellion; Virgina; American Colonial History; Jamestown; Neale Press; "Ne te Quaesiveris Extra;" Persius; Emerson.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Virginia;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- Edges
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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