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Life Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont
by Upham, Charles Wentworth (and John C. Fremont)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1856. Initially issued anonymously as a political biography for Fremont's run at the presidency. This copy lists Upham as the author, but Fremont was a collaborator. Upham (1802-1875) was a rather well-known politician of the time. This is a Very Good Plus copy of the First Edition.Brown cloth binding (it was originally purple, a colour popular at the time which did not take the sun particularly well), blindstamped, with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 356 pages, very bright and fresh for its age. This copy lacks the publisher's adverts in the rear. Mild rubbing and bumping. The gilt lettering on the spine is still bright. A very solid copy, the best we have seen, and of great historical interest. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002603
- Title
- Life Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont
- Author
- Upham, Charles Wentworth (and John C. Fremont)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- 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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- 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....
- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.