Beyond the Mississippi: From the Great River to the Great Ocean. Life and Adventure on the Prairies, Mountains, and Pacific Coast
by RICHARDSON, Albert D
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1867. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (23cm). Brown cloth stamped in gilt; brown coated endpapers; [vi],i-xvi [17]-572pp; folding map, decorative title page by Thomas Nast, and black and white illustrations throughout. Bookplate of Irene Stillman. Externally rubbed and edgeworn, hinges cracked, with forward roll: Good or better. Published by subscription.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60391
- Title
- Beyond the Mississippi: From the Great River to the Great Ocean. Life and Adventure on the Prairies, Mountains, and Pacific Coast
- Author
- RICHARDSON, Albert D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- American Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, CT
- Date Published
- 1867
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountain West;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...