New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. First Printing Very near fine in tan cloth covered boards with red and blue decorations on the spine and front board. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" with the cloth in the gutters of both joints foxed due to a reaction with the glue used in the production of the book. The front end paper shows similar foxing in the hinge areas due to the same issue. There is a gift inscription in ink on the first free end page. In a very good- unclipped dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the folds and a large chip from the lower corner of the front panel repaired with tape on the recto side of the jacket. The rear panel is soiled. 428 pages with the fold-out map at the front of the book.

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB27715
Title: Crazy Horse The Strange Man of The Oglalas
Author: Sandoz, Mari
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1942

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Recto: The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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....