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TRAVELERS ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER
by McDermott, John Francis (Editor)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0252000889
- ISBN 13
- 9780252000881
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Urbana, Chicago and London: University of Illinois Press, 1970. 352 pp. Original gray cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Corners slightly bumped. This is Contributor Herman R. Friis' copy, w/ his name on front paste-down. Ink notations on page 338 in the index. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ approx. 1" loss at top edge of front panel near spine. Small chips to top edge of rear panel. Illust. w/ b/w plates and maps. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 299
- Title
- TRAVELERS ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER
- Author
- McDermott, John Francis (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0252000889
- ISBN 13
- 9780252000881
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Place of Publication
- Urbana, Chicago and London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- TRAVEL HISTORY VOYAGES TRAVELS WEST US DESCRIPTION WESTERN FRONTIER AMERICAN WEST AMERICANA EXPLORATION TRAVELERS DIARIES 1794 1861 NEWBERRY LIBRARY BANCROFT LIBRARY MANUSCRIPTS MISSOURI STATE HISTORY MO DOCUMENTS REPORTS UNITED STATES CONGRESS 1783 1861
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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