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INDIAN SKETCHES TAKEN DURING AN EXPEDITION TO THE PAWNEE TRIBES. VOL. I (OF 2 VOLUMES)
by John T. Irving, Jr
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good binding
- Seller
-
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1835. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. This is Volume I only, in the publisher's green cloth, with titling in gold to the spine. Binding is a bit cocked. There is a previous owner blindstamp to the bottom of the title page. Scattered foxing. (Howes I, 79). Very Good binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Swan Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 277740
- Title
- INDIAN SKETCHES TAKEN DURING AN EXPEDITION TO THE PAWNEE TRIBES. VOL. I (OF 2 VOLUMES)
- Author
- John T. Irving, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Carey, Lea and Blanchard
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1835
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About the Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc.
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Richmond, Virginia
About Black Swan Books, Inc.
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- 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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