viii + 41 + 95 + (20) pp. of ads. Rebound in modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards; spine label with gilt lettering on brown; modern endpapers. Illustrated with folding map frontispiece of Niagara frontier. Foxed, with small damp stain on bottom corner throughout, not affecting text; repair on title page and on map fold with invisible book tape. Self-serving memoir of the general who led the American invasion of Queenston Heights– and lost to the Canadians. A very historic little book in fresh covers.
Book ID: 12967
A Narrative of the Affair of Queenstown. In the War of 1812. With a Review of the Strictures on That Event, in a Book Entitled “Notices of the War of 1812”
NY: Leavitt, Lord & Co., 1836. 1st edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.
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Book ID | 12967 |
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Publisher | Leavitt, Lord & Co. |
Publisher Place | NY |
Publisher Year | 1836 |
Size | 8vo |
Language | English |