OUR WESTERN BORDER
by McKnight, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis: J.C. McCurdy & Co, 1875. Salesman's sample. 23.7cm. Specimen pages, plates, binding options, etc. Only one name on the subscription pages. Brown endpapers. Rust colored cloth spine and pictorial front cover in black and gold (a bit rubbed), rear board in brown leather blindstamped, with gilt title. Wear to spine ends and edges. One plate depicts a striking image of a woman with an axe fending off Indians entitled "A Pioneer Woman Makes Desperate Work." ZINMAN: Canvassing Books 995.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bartlebys Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64559
- Title
- OUR WESTERN BORDER
- Author
- McKnight, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.C. McCurdy & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis
- Date Published
- 1875
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bartlebys Books
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Chevy Chase, Maryland
About Bartlebys Books
Bartleby's Books specializing, since 1984, in Americana and general antiquarian material, including books, archives, and ephemera.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....