Life in the Far West
de Ruxton,George Frederic & Leroy R. Hafen (Editor)
- Usado
- Bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bueno/No Jacket
- Librería
-
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Sobre este artículo
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1951. From the Foreward by Mae Reed Porter: "In the litersture of the early Far West, no work excels in color, charm, or authenticity." A little over 100 years later, the editor retraced Ruxton's route from 1846 and found much of it unchanged. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition Thus (stated First Edition). Navy blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 251 pages, indexed, and with two appendices. Previous-owner bookplate on the front paste-down, else Fine. Lacking the dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 002277
- Título
- Life in the Far West
- Autor
- Ruxton,George Frederic & Leroy R. Hafen (Editor)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Edición
- First Thus
- Editorial
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Norman
- Fecha de publicación
- 1951
- Catálogos del vendedor
- American History;
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Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
Sobre Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
