Silhouettes of Charles S. Thomas: Colorado Governor and United States Senator
by Thomas, Sewell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. 1959 Very Good/No Jacket. Limited/Numbered. Ex-Library. Signed by Author. Large Octavo. 228 pages plus 48 plates. #647 of 1000 numbered copies. Inscribed by author on copyright page. Only library marking is a date stamped on dedication page. Originally issued with glassine jacket, which in our case we have not got. Gray cloth with gilt lettering. Very light wear to head and tail of lightly-rubbed spine..
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- Seller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 999508
- Title
- Silhouettes of Charles S. Thomas: Colorado Governor and United States Senator
- Author
- Thomas, Sewell
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. 1959
- Keywords
- MINING, COLORADO, AMERICAN WEST
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Cloth
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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