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Our New West. Records of Travel Between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean
by Samuel Bowles
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£245.00£220.50
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About This Item
Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Publishing Co, 1869 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first edition of American journalist Samuel Bowles's illustrated account of his 1860s travels to explore the Western United States. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirteen engraved plates. Collated, complete.Bowles, the publisher and editor of the Springfield Republican, travelled across the North American continent in the summers of 1865 and 1866, to explore the Western United States.He describes the lives of Mormons and Native Americans, with accounts of of the pacific railroad, Sierra Nevada, and interior basin. Rebacked in a full calf binding, with back strip laid down, and boards restored. Externally, very smart, with a touch of light rubbing to back strip head. Hinges reinforced. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to title page and frontispiece, with tide mark to fore edge of frontispiece. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of concentrated spotting to plates, and leaves surrounding them. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 878F6
- Title
- Our New West. Records of Travel Between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean
- Author
- Samuel Bowles
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hartford Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1869
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Our New West Samuel Bowles Western United States american history Samuel Bowles
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Leaves
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
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