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A History of Lawrence, Kansas from the First Settlement to the Close of the Rebellion
de Cordley, Richard
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good with no dust jacket
- Librería
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Topeka, Kansas, United States
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Lawrence, KS: E. F. Caldwell. Good with no dust jacket. 1895. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth covers show moderate rubbing and wear at spine ends and corners; Paper is acidic and a little darkened and brittle; A few chips on edges of leaves; Title page is loose but laid in; Volume remains tight and complete. ; Presumed second state of first printing with first state appearing in maroon cloth. " This work is a history of Lawrence covering the period 1854 through the end of the Civil War in 1865. There are twenty-seven chapters. The author's portrait is the frontispiece with his facsimile signature below. A portrait of Amos Lawrence, for whom Lawrence, Kansas, is named, appears just after the table of contents and before the first chapter. There are other photographs of early settlers and illustrations relating to early Lawrence events. Cordley was born in England in 1829. His parents moved to the U. S. In 1850. Cordley came to Kansas in 1857. He remained in Kansas until 1875 when he returned to Michigan. In 1878 he returned to Kansas and spent six years as pastor of a church at Emporia. In 1884 he returned to Lawrence." -From David Dary's Kanzana; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 269 pages .
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- Librería
- Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1428
- Título
- A History of Lawrence, Kansas from the First Settlement to the Close of the Rebellion
- Autor
- Cordley, Richard
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good with no dust jacket
- Edición
- First Edition; First Printing
- Editorial
- E. F. Caldwell
- Lugar de publicación
- Lawrence, KS
- Fecha de publicación
- 1895
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
