Hesperos: Or Travels in the West. (2 Volumes as One)
by Houstoun, Mrs. (Charlotte Houstoun)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
London: John W. Parker, 1850. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 293, 279pp. Blue embossed cloth, gilt ship vignette to front cover, all edges gilt, frontispiece with tissue-guard for each volume. Covers edgeworn, spine chipped at head and tail and darkened, contents age-toned most heavily at first and last few pages, light foxing to fronitspieces and c first and last few pages, binding is tight. Evocative descriptions of the landscapes, environment and the people in America in mid 19th century.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003920
- Title
- Hesperos: Or Travels in the West. (2 Volumes as One)
- Author
- Houstoun, Mrs. (Charlotte Houstoun)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John W. Parker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1850
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- New England" Mississippi Settlers Slavery Washington "New Orleans" Louisiana "Women's Issues
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Geography; Social History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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