Hardscrabble: Or, The Fall of Chicago: A Tale of Indian Warfare (1888 Edition)
by Richardson, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pollard & Moss. Used - Good. 1888. Hardcover. Decorated cloth. Octavo. 113 pp. Noticeable shelf wear and scuffing to boards, fraying along edges, corners bumped. Spine cocked. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown, notation to ffep. Rear hinge starting, binding overall shaken. Foxing and toning to pages. Altogether a copy in Good condition. Good. (Subject: Chicago, Illinois, & Midwest).
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C64222
- Title
- Hardscrabble: Or, The Fall of Chicago: A Tale of Indian Warfare (1888 Edition)
- Author
- Richardson, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Pollard & Moss
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Shaken
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- Cocked
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Shelf Wear
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