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Life As It Is; or Matters and Things in General: Containing, Amongst other Things, Historical Sketches of the Exploration and First Settlement of the State of Tennessee; Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; Their Wars with the Indians; Battle of King's Mountain;; HISTORY OF THE HARPS, (TWO NOTED MURDERERS)
by (Americana) BREAZEALE, J.W.M
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Knoxville, TN: James Williams, 1842. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 256 PP. First printing in the original brown cloth binding. Original spine label intact. One of the most important, early books on Tennessee. Sabin #7651. Howes B1164. Endpapers have been replaced (to match). Minor paper loss to title-page from removal of earlier stamp and/or label. Toning. A more than acceptable copy of one of the scarcest books on Tennessee history in existence.
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- Bookseller
- Back in Time Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1943
- Title
- Life As It Is; or Matters and Things in General: Containing, Amongst other Things, Historical Sketches of the Exploration and First Settlement of the State of Tennessee; Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; Their Wars with the Indians; Battle of King's Mountain;; HISTORY OF THE HARPS, (TWO NOTED MURDERERS)
- Author
- (Americana) BREAZEALE, J.W.M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- James Williams
- Place of Publication
- Knoxville, TN
- Date Published
- 1842
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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