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The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery Its Commerce
by Lyman, William Denison
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1909. First Edition. Very good+ in navy blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board together with a photographic image pasted to the front board. A small quarto of 9 3/8 by 6 1/2 inches with three short closed tears to the cloth at the head of the spine, rubbing and light wear to the cloth at the heel of the spine, a 2" dampness stain to the lower fore corner of the frontispiece and foxing to the rear paste down and rear end sheets. Without a dust jacket. 409 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with 80 images from photographs and two fold-out colored maps at the rear. One of the volumes in the American Waterways Series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB30044
- Title
- The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery Its Commerce
- Author
- Lyman, William Denison
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
Town's End Books
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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