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THE BACKWOODSMAN: The Autobiography of a Continental on the New York Frontier During the Revolution.
by Stanley, H.A. (Hiram Alonzo Stanley, 1855 - ?)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good (a bit of insect damage to cloth on spine, but still a sturdy tight copy). An uncommon early edition.
- Seller
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Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc.,, 1903.. Hardcover -. Very good (a bit of insect damage to cloth on spine, but still a sturdy tight copy). An uncommon early edition. . Early vintage reprint ("Special Subscription Edition") Historical fiction - A title in the Crowned Masterpieces of Modern Fiction series, bound in marbleized boards with a dark green cloth spine and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt. 371 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85689
- Title
- THE BACKWOODSMAN: The Autobiography of a Continental on the New York Frontier During the Revolution.
- Author
- Stanley, H.A. (Hiram Alonzo Stanley, 1855 - ?)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good (a bit of insect damage to cloth on spine, but still a sturdy tight copy). An uncommon early edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc.,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1903.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage books and paperbacks;
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Ione, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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