Narrative of Oliver M. Spencer; Comprising An Account of His Captivity Among the Mohawk Indians, in North America. Revised from the Original Papers, by the Author "Moral and Scientific Dialogues.
by Spencer, Oliver M
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: J. Mason, 1854. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Scarce. Third edition. 18mo. With an introduction by P.K. Orig. green blindstamped cloth, gilt title. viii, 278 pp., [12] pp. publisher's ads. Spine cocked. Rubbing to boards and extremities, cracking and wear to joints. Foxing to edges of text block. Bookplate of Conference Office Library. Some unopened leaves. Tear to outer margin of p. 11 and upper margin of p. 145.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014176
- Title
- Narrative of Oliver M. Spencer; Comprising An Account of His Captivity Among the Mohawk Indians, in North America. Revised from the Original Papers, by the Author "Moral and Scientific Dialogues.
- Author
- Spencer, Oliver M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Mason
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- Oliver M. Spencer, captives, memoir, personal narratives, history, Mohawk Indians
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; First Nations; Memoir;
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...