The Overland Trail
by Monaghan, Jay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1947. First Edition. Near fine in bright red, gilt decorated cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with decorated map end papers. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 3/4". Without its issued dust jacket. The second volume in The American Trails Series which followed The Wilderness Road. Three volumes were published by Bobbs-Merrill before the series was continued by McGraw-Hill. 431 paqes including an index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB28014
- Title
- The Overland Trail
- Author
- Monaghan, Jay
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill Co
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1947
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
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Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...