Lion Jack; a Story of Perilous Adventures Among Wild Men and the Capturing of Wild Beasts; Showing How Menageries Are Made
by Barnum, Phineas Taylor (1810-1891)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
New York; G. W. Carleton, 1876. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans on request. ; 380 pages; 4 pages of publisher's ads to the rear. Description: 2 p. L. , [9]-380 p. Front. , plates. 19 cm. Subjects: Wild animal collecting--Fiction.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78738
- Title
- Lion Jack; a Story of Perilous Adventures Among Wild Men and the Capturing of Wild Beasts; Showing How Menageries Are Made
- Author
- Barnum, Phineas Taylor (1810-1891)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York; G. W. Carleton
- Date Published
- 1876
Terms of Sale
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- Cloth
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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