The adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West: Digested from his journals and illustrated from various other sources. Author's Revised Edition. Irving's Works X.
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Putnam, 1865. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. Early Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Early reprint (1849). Author's revised edition. Irving's Works X. Green cloth binding, blindstamped, gilt titles. 428 pp. Antique ex-library with hand-numbered and hand-dated bookplate. Chipping top of spine, foxing to endpapers, first signature cracked. Good condition..
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- Seller
- Respectful Exits (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 009692
- Title
- The adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West: Digested from his journals and illustrated from various other sources. Author's Revised Edition. Irving's Works X.
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1865
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Literature and Fiction;
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- 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,...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...