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Arizona and Sonora: The Geography, History, and Resources of the Silver Region of North America Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged
by Mowry, Sylvester
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. Good. 1864. Hardcover. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. From the preface to the second edition, "Since the delivery of the following address, more than four years ago, I have made several journeys in Sonora and Arizona, and have resided about a year at my place, the 'Mowry Silver Mines,' in Arizona. In reading over the proof-sheets of this new edition, I find nothing to alter or correct in essential fact." Ships same or next business day. Book has been professionally rebound using the original boards; spine is new. Ex-library book with all the usual markings; bookplate on front paste-down endpaper; embossed stamp on full title page; rough tears on back paste-down endpaper from removal of cardholder. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Spine is skewed, edge and shelf wear, front board and spine have come loose from text block (back board is still attached) , small bumps and tears on corners, black discoloration on head edge, cardboard showing on head edge of front board, occasional age spots to pages, some writing in pencil, tanned. No dust jacket. Protected in archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 251 pages .
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- Seller
- Good Books In The Woods
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 70246
- Title
- Arizona and Sonora: The Geography, History, and Resources of the Silver Region of North America Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged
- Author
- Mowry, Sylvester
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1864
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- Shelf Wear
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Text Block
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Bookplate
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