In the Heart of the Rockies. A Story of Adventure in Colorado. By... Author of Redskin and Cow-boy; With Lee in Virginia. By Right of Conquest; &c. With Eight Full-Page Illustrations by G.C. Hindley.
by HENTY, G.A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Blackie and Son, London. 1895. First Edition. Original decorated green, red and gilt boards to spine and upper. All edges olive. B/w frontis and illustrations. Extremities bumped and rubbed with tears to spine. Boards rubbed and soiled. Upper hinge visible, pages foxed and occasional pencil annotation throughout. A characterful copy but good only.
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37512
- Title
- In the Heart of the Rockies. A Story of Adventure in Colorado. By... Author of Redskin and Cow-boy; With Lee in Virginia. By Right of Conquest; &c. With Eight Full-Page Illustrations by G.C. Hindley.
- Author
- HENTY, G.A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- Blackie and Son, London. 1895
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S adventure america
Terms of Sale
Addyman Books
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
Biblio member since 2006
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
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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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gilt
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- Hinge
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- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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