Author: Seward, William H. (and Olive Risley Seward (Editor
Title: William H. Seward's Travels Around the World
Description: New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1873. Leatherbound. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in. pp. xii, 788, [8] (advertising). Illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece and numerous other illustrations. Full calf with gilt title on black panel to spine. Four raised bands to spine. Marbled edges. Light rubbing to extremities; scuff marks to spine. One inch separation at top of rear joint. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's ink-stamp to front endpaper. Light age-toning to pages. William Henry Seward (1801 - 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a prominent figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and was praised for his work on behalf of the Union as Secretary of State during the Civil War. He also negotiated the treaty for the United States to purchase the Alaska Territory. Very Good .
Keywords: American History, Seward's Folly
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Title: William H. Seward's Travels Around the World
Description: New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1873. Leatherbound. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in. pp. xii, 788, [8] (advertising). Illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece and numerous other illustrations. Full calf with gilt title on black panel to spine. Four raised bands to spine. Marbled edges. Light rubbing to extremities; scuff marks to spine. One inch separation at top of rear joint. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's ink-stamp to front endpaper. Light age-toning to pages. William Henry Seward (1801 - 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a prominent figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and was praised for his work on behalf of the Union as Secretary of State during the Civil War. He also negotiated the treaty for the United States to purchase the Alaska Territory. Very Good .
Keywords: American History, Seward's Folly
Price: US$ 95.00 Seller: Aardvark Books
- Book number: 86098
- Book number: 86098
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