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ON THE BORDER WITH CROOK.
de Bourke, John G
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- near fine
- Librería
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. first edition. hardcover. near fine. Large octavo, maroon cloth covers with silver titles and decorations. xiii [3], 1 - 491 + 4 pages of publisher's ads. Small two inch tear/crack at front hinge, but tight. Near fine. No dust jacket. Graff 367, Howes 8654.
Sinopsis
“There is an old saying in the Army which teaches that you can never know a man until after having made a scout with him in bad weather. All the good qualities and bad in the human makeup force their way to the surface under the stimulus of privation and danger, .... late friend and commander ....present volume, there will be found collected descriptions of the regions in which the major portion of General Crook’s Indian work was carried on; the people, both red and white, with whom he was brought into contact; the difficulties with which he had to contend, and the manner in which he overcame them.” -from the preface.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 000020883
- Título
- ON THE BORDER WITH CROOK.
- Autor
- Bourke, John G
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - near fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- first edition
- Editorial
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1891
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Alkahest Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
Sobre Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
