The Conquest Of Virginia: The First Attempt
by Sams, Conway Whittle
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Norfolk, Virginia: Keyser- Doherty Printing Company, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Being an Account of Sir Walter Raleigh's Colony on Roanoke Island, Based on Orginal Records, and Incidents in the Life of Raleigh". Hardcover. Large octavo. Keyser- Doherty Printing Company 1924. Illustrated. 547 pp. including index. Blue cloth. Title printed in gilt. The book has been rebacked and bound is a blue buckram with title in gilt on spine and cover..
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- Bookseller
- First Landing Books & Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52559
- Title
- The Conquest Of Virginia: The First Attempt
- Author
- Sams, Conway Whittle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Keyser- Doherty Printing Company
- Place of Publication
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Virginia, Virginia History, Roanoke Island
- Bookseller catalogs
- Regional/Genealogy;
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Virginia Beach, Virginia
About First Landing Books & Art
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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....