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Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities, Part 1, Lithic Industries
by W.H. Holmes
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Government Printing Office, Washington, 1919. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. W.H. HOLMES. Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities, Part 1, Lithic Industries, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1919. Tall octavo, pp. xvii, 380, green cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, halftone photos. Stone Age America as it was perceived in the early 20th century. Condition of this book: Discoloration to covers, stain at fore edge, overall very good, clean inside. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Archaeology; United States; Indigenous Cultures. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55315. .
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- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55315
- Title
- Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities, Part 1, Lithic Industries
- Author
- W.H. Holmes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Archaeology; United States; Indigenous Cultures. Unbranded W.H. Holmes Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities, Part 1, Lithic Industries
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Warwick, New York
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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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