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The Magnificent Adventure: Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman
by Hough, Emerson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1916. A novel of Meriwether Lewis and the preparations for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Vice President Aaron Burr wants to establish an empire in the west, so he persuades his daughter to try to prevent their departure. A story of love and adventure. Reprint. Bumped with small scuffs at the edges, spine slightly cocked, binding solid, with the previous owner's bookplate inside. Scarce jacket lightly rubbed and tanned with small chips and tears, in new Brodart.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Keller, Arthur I..
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- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 170623
- Title
- The Magnificent Adventure: Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman
- Author
- Hough, Emerson
- Illustrator
- Keller, Arthur I.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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