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Jim Bludso of the Prairie Belle, and Little Breeches
by Hay, John
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- first
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Monterey, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: james R. Osgood & Co, 1871. 1st. 12mo. 23pp. Woodcut illustrations by S. Eytinge, Jr. Maroon leather with 5 raised bands & gilt lettering to spine; TEG; marbled endpapers; original yellow wrappers in fine condition, preserved. Slight spine fading, small decorative gilt-illustrated leather bookplate else fine. Author's first book. In "Jim Bludso of the Prairie Belle", Hay memorializes Bludso's courage and selflessness in sacrificing his own life so that the passengers on his burning boat might survive. Hay served as private secretary & assistant to President Lincoln during the Civil War; he also served as Secretary of State under Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt. (BAL 7739; Johnson "High Spots of American Literature").
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- Bookseller
- Carpe Diem Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13590
- Title
- Jim Bludso of the Prairie Belle, and Little Breeches
- Author
- Hay, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- james R. Osgood & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1871
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Carpe Diem Fine Books
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Monterey, California
About Carpe Diem Fine Books
Carpe Diem Fine Books offers a discriminating selection of out-of-print, signed and unusual books in all fields – with an emphasis on the history and literature of California and the West. Proprietors James Bryant and Mary Hill have served an international clientele of private collectors and libraries since 1995. Their book gallery, located in a charming 1930's Carmel stone building just steps from the Robert Louis Stevenson House in historic Old Monterey, features a constantly changing inventory - from the classics to the unexpected.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Bookplate
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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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Fine
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