JIM BECKWOURTH: Black Mountain Man and War Chief of the Crows
by Wilson, Elinor
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 248 p. Frontispiece portrait, with numerous textual illustrations and maps. Octavo. Original black buckram binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61590
- Title
- JIM BECKWOURTH: Black Mountain Man and War Chief of the Crows
- Author
- Wilson, Elinor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman
- Date Published
- 1972
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...