LIFE IN THE FAR WEST
by Ruxton, George Frederick
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh / London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1849. First edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 312pp. Plus Original red cloth blind stamped with gilt title. With 32pp. William Blackwood & Sons catalogue bound at rear. Spine ends rubbed with some loss, corners lightly rubbed. Slightly cocked. Exceptionally nice copy. This tale " has been plagerized by virtually every fiction and many fact-writers ever since..."-Clark, 1254. Howes R554.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12180
- Title
- LIFE IN THE FAR WEST
- Author
- Ruxton, George Frederick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh / London
- Date Published
- 1849
Terms of Sale
Lost Horizon Bookstore
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. We do not accept overseas orders for some countries and for some large and expensive items.
About the Seller
Lost Horizon Bookstore
Biblio member since 2010
Santa Barbara, California
About Lost Horizon Bookstore
We are a small, open shop in Santa Barbara and have been in the same location for over 30 years. We have a select inventory of used and rare books. We also carry original posters and prints, vintage photographs and ephemera. Open Tues.- Sat. 11-6, closed Sunday & Monday.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...