A Kid on the Comstock: Reminiscences of a Virginia City Childhood
by Waldorf, John Taylor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Boise, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
The story of a boy growing up in the 1870's Virginia City, Nevada. Very good+ in VG dust jacket. Full green cloth boards, gilt device on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Bump to bottom corner of front board. Jacket has fading along spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Last Word Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1215
- Title
- A Kid on the Comstock
- Author
- Waldorf, John Taylor
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- American West Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Palo Alto, CA
- Date Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 198
- Size
- 9.25 X 6.25”
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Nevada State History, Nevada gold rush
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Last Word Books LLC
Biblio member since 2021
Boise, Idaho
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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....
- Device
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- VG
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- 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...