From the Tan-Yard to the White House, the story of President Grant's Life
by William M. Thayer
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1904. Portrait frontispiece and 14 other illustrations; title page calls for 16, but they do not seem to be itemised; likely 2 have fallen out. 411 pages + publisher's catalogue. All edges gilt. Covers partly discoloured, ends of spine very worn and frayed; some foxing & marks in margins. Heavy, may require extra shipping to some locations. Prize label from Brimscombe Men's Bible Class, to Albert Miles. Pictorial Cloth Gilt. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Marion Pitman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003177
- Title
- From the Tan-Yard to the White House, the story of President Grant's Life
- Author
- William M. Thayer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Biography, History America American President Civil War Army Military Polittics Political Ulysses Simpson Grant
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
Terms of Sale
Marion Pitman Books
Books will be sent on receipt of Paypal payment or when cheque is cleared. I cannot process credit cards myself except through Paypal. Books may be returned within 7 days if substantially different from description. Money only refunded on receipt of book.
About the Seller
Marion Pitman Books
Biblio member since 2005
Reading, Berkshire
About Marion Pitman Books
Since someone burnt my shop down in 2000, I have been selling on line only. The stock is extremely various, consisting mostly of what I had in storage at the time: mainly older books, with a large number of pre-war novels.
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