Westward by Rail: A Journey to San Francisco and Back and A Visit to the Mormons
by Rae, W. F
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1871. Second edition. Hardcover. 391pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and embossed designs on the covers. Fair. The covers are faded, soiled and rubbed. The spine is rolled back. There are numerous small splits in the cloth of the spine. The longest split measures 1/2 inch. There is a paper label at the head of the spine. The edges of the covers are bumped. The underlying boards are exposed at the corners. There are a couple of labels on the front pastedown. The text block is cracked multiple times. The pages are very slightly browned. There may be occasional small light stains on the pages. With a new introductory chapter.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26827
- Title
- Westward by Rail: A Journey to San Francisco and Back and A Visit to the Mormons
- Author
- Rae, W. F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- W. F. Rae; San Francisco; Mormons
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
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