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Seven Years' Residence in the Great Deserts of North America. Two Volumes
by Domenech, Abbe EM
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Octavo. TWO VOLUMES. Original invoice from George Bayntun, dated Oct. 1959, for $18.90, laid in, for this binding. Bound by Bayntun in 3/4 black leather, raised bands, spines decorated in gilt; marbled edges. Complete. Illustrated with 58 tinted woodcuts, by A. Joliet, 3 plates of ancient Indian music, and a map showing the actual situation of the Indian tribes and the country described by the author. Internally fine, with plates clean and bright; map has 2 short repairs, with tan Japan paper; some gilt is worn from spines, but overall, very attractive. Howes D410.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6936
- Title
- Seven Years' Residence in the Great Deserts of North America. Two Volumes
- Author
- Domenech, Abbe EM
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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Surprise, Arizona
About Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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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
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- Edges
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Fine
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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