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THE EXPLORATION OF WESTERN AMERICA, 1800-1850, AN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
by Gilbert, E.W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo, 6 x 8.75 in., pp. xiii + [1] + 1(abbreviations) + [1] + 233. Illustrated with 34 maps and drawings. Foldout frontispiece map of America. Foldout maps opposite pages 40, 64. Three foldout end maps. Green cloth boards with gilt titling to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Four fingerprint-sized white stains on top and bottom of back cover. Frontispiece map (13 x 6 in.) is "North America" (map by Cary, 1806). Interior foldout maps display Western America's rainfall averages (5.75 x 6.75 in.) and Western America's drainage basins (6 x 5.5 in.). Endpaper maps show Northern and Southern Trancontinental Routes (13 x 10 in.), Central Transcontinental Routes (15 x 8 in.), and Interior Basin and Routes Across the Sierra Navada (14 x 8 in.).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85478
- Title
- THE EXPLORATION OF WESTERN AMERICA, 1800-1850, AN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
- Author
- Gilbert, E.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, England
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Sierra Navada history, transcontinental routes, Westward expansion, geography of America
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
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- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
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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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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