WILD LIFE; OR, ADVENTURES ON THE FRONTIER. A TALE OF THE EARLY DAYS OF THE TEXAN REPUBLI
by Reid, Mayn
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York, 1859. 408pp. plus plates. Original green publisher's cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Extremities worn, corners bumped; tear to cloth along left side of spine. Modern bookplate on front pastedown; ownership inscriptions on flyleaf. Minor foxing and soiling. Good. In a red half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. Novel by the prolific author Thomas Mayne Reid, this work centered on the dangerous and exciting Texas frontier
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM44221
- Title
- WILD LIFE; OR, ADVENTURES ON THE FRONTIER. A TALE OF THE EARLY DAYS OF THE TEXAN REPUBLI
- Author
- Reid, Mayn
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1859
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....