Recollections of Persons and Places in the West
by Brackenridge, H. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1868. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 16mo (5.25"x7.5"). 331pp followed by several pages of publisher advertisements. Green cloth covered boards. Gilt author, title and decoration to spine. Corners bumped. Spine extremes bumped scuffed and chipped. Light stain to front board. Shelf wear. Cracks to text block binding in several places but holding strong. Mild, age-related discoloration to text block. One dog ear and one closed tear. Western U.S. travelogue.
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- Bookseller
- Downtown Books & News (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3863
- Title
- Recollections of Persons and Places in the West
- Author
- Brackenridge, H. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1868
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Adventure;
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....