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Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences
by Nebraka Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Cedar Rapid: Torch Press, 1916. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG+/No Jacket. Collection of essays written & collected by members of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) of Nebraska, detailing the lives of the brave women & men who settled the area in the late 1800s. in 361 pages with vintage black-and-white photos throughout (all intact), Index in rear. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1916 (not a modern reprint!), this hardcover book has royal blue cloth-covered boards with gilt design & lettering to front & spine, deckled page edges. Condition is VG+: extremely bright & clean, text block strong & straight, but rear hinge is cracked. Pages show a whisper of tanning. Old gift inscription dated 1916 on ffep. No DJ, likely as issued. Mild bumping to corners & both ends of spine. A beauty & a lovely gift for that native Nebraskan! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018165
- Title
- Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences
- Author
- Nebraka Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Torch Press
- Place of Publication
- Cedar Rapid
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- NEBRASKA STATES SETTLEMENT PRIONEER WESTERN FRONTIER SETTLERS WOMEN FEMALE NINETEENTH CENTURY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY HISTORICAL AUTOBIORAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Americana-Regional History; Travel-Exploration-Adventure;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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,...
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