A Kansan Abroad/Pike of Pike's Peak/The World A School
by Prentis, Noble L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Topeka, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Topeka, Kansas: Geo. W. Martin. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1878. Second Edition. Hardcover. Pages: 240. Contemporary black leather binding. Gilt lettering, and decoration on spine and front and back boards. Leather on spine is dried and slightly brittle, with some flaking, and there is some scuffing on the joints and ends of spine. Very small tear in upper right corner of front board. Otherwise, this is a tight and very handsome volume with near fine contents, bright gilt, and rich black leather. Overall condition is a little less than Very Good. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1449
- Title
- A Kansan Abroad/Pike of Pike's Peak/The World A School
- Author
- Prentis, Noble L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Geo. W. Martin
- Place of Publication
- Topeka, Kansas
- Date Published
- 1878
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About the Seller
Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
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Topeka, Kansas
About Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
We sell antiquarian and gently used books specializing in all things Kansas. We also offer a large selection of books for children, vintage young adult & series books; Agriculture; Psychology; Militaria and Western Americana.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...