Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon.
by (OREGON)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Chapman Publishing, 1903. First edition. Thick octavo. 1563, [1] pp. Numerous full page portraits. Beautifully bound in recent full crushed tan morocco with olive and burgundy morocco lettering labels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Mild sunning to spine, else a wonderful copy of this Oregon mug book detailing the lives of prominent citizens in the Willamette Valley.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73452
- Title
- Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon.
- Author
- (OREGON)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chapman Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1903
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
Glossary
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...