A Narrative of the Life of Mary Jemison: the White Woman of the Genesee
by Seaver, James E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1898. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's red cloth with gilt title on lightly faded spine. Mild edgewear and bumping, and light soil. Shaken binding is cracked in several places including at front hinge, which has a small split starting at upper end. Clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stickers or stamps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Old Editions Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 10820
- Title
- A Narrative of the Life of Mary Jemison: the White Woman of the Genesee
- Author
- Seaver, James E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Date Published
- 1898
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native American;
Terms of Sale
Old Editions Inc.
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
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North Tonawanda, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.