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How I Know, or Sixteen Years' Eventful Experience
by SWISHER, James
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati: Published by the Author, 1881. Second Edition. Octavo (22cm). Brown cloth stamped in black and gilt; tan coated endpapers; [i]-x [11]-384pp; wood engravings. Contemporary ownership inscription of Julia A. Hudson. Pencil note on stiff card glued to front blank. Shaken and much rubbed, with minor spotting to cloth and fraying to edges; hinges cracked but holding; occasional thumbsoil: Good.
Title continues: "An Narrative, Embracing A Brief Record of Serious and Severe Service on the Batle-Fields of the South; A Detailed Account of Hazardous Enterprises, Thrilling Adventures, Narrow Escapes, and Dire Disasters of the Western Frontier and In the Wilds of the West; Life Among the Mormons, the Miners, and the Indians; the Past, the Present, and the Future of the Great West; The Wonderful Grandeur and Beauty of Its Scenery and Its Landscapes; Its Great Mineral and Agricultural Resources; A Glance At the More Important Events in Its History and Development, etc." Mentioned in Luther, Custer High Spots p.98. GRAFF 4051. Cf. HOWES S1183 and HERD 2225 for the first edition.
Title continues: "An Narrative, Embracing A Brief Record of Serious and Severe Service on the Batle-Fields of the South; A Detailed Account of Hazardous Enterprises, Thrilling Adventures, Narrow Escapes, and Dire Disasters of the Western Frontier and In the Wilds of the West; Life Among the Mormons, the Miners, and the Indians; the Past, the Present, and the Future of the Great West; The Wonderful Grandeur and Beauty of Its Scenery and Its Landscapes; Its Great Mineral and Agricultural Resources; A Glance At the More Important Events in Its History and Development, etc." Mentioned in Luther, Custer High Spots p.98. GRAFF 4051. Cf. HOWES S1183 and HERD 2225 for the first edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60732
- Title
- How I Know, or Sixteen Years' Eventful Experience
- Author
- SWISHER, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Published by the Author
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Date Published
- 1881
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.