A Pilgrimage in Europe and America, leading to the Discovery of the Sources of the Mississippi and Bloody River; with a description of the Whole Course of the Former, and of the Ohio. [Two volumes]
by Beltrami, J.C. (Giacomo Costantino)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Nearly invisible repair to front hinge, else a very good set, extremities worn, scattered foxing; tear at inner margin to first
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East Jewett, New York, United States
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- Bookseller
- Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37272
- Title
- A Pilgrimage in Europe and America, leading to the Discovery of the Sources of the Mississippi and Bloody River; with a description of the Whole Course of the Former, and of the Ohio. [Two volumes]
- Author
- Beltrami, J.C. (Giacomo Costantino)
- Format/Binding
- Three quarter dark brown morocco over marbled boards, five raised bands decorated in gilt, black morocco lettering pieces, gilt
- Book Condition
- Used - Nearly invisible repair to front hinge, else a very good set, extremities worn, scattered foxing; tear at inner margin to first
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for Hunt and Clarke
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1828
- Keywords
- Indians of the Americas, , Americana, Exploration & Travel, Western Americana, Indians of the Americas, Americana, West Americana, Minnesota, Mississippi, American Indians, Native Americans, 19th c., Travel, Exploration, newyork2011, Book
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.