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Kit Carson's Autobiography
by Carson, Kit
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1935. Carson, the companion of Jim Bridger and scout for John Fremont, was famous in his lifetime due to the dime novels that made him into a super-hero. His actual memoirs were found and published in 1926, to little notice. Here they are given their due. The Lakeside Press was the fine printing arm of R.R. Donnelley, which had a more commercial side. This series of neglected titles began in 1903. These classics were not sold; they were gifted at Christmastime. Evidently no production records were kept, so the number of copies printed is unknown. Quercus surmises around 1500 in these early years. This a Near Fine copy of the First Edition Thus .A scarce title, particularly in collector's condition. Maroon cloth binding, ruled and with the publisher's logo in gilt on the front coverin. Clean text; xxxviii, 192 pages; frontis photo of Kit Carson. Very bright and fresh, perhaps unread. There is a Publisher's Preface and an historical Introduction. This is very close to a Fine copy, with the tiniest bit of rub to the tips and foot of the spine, which has one small spot. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006263
- Title
- Kit Carson's Autobiography
- Author
- Carson, Kit
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Western History;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....