Adventures in the Santa Fe Trade, 1844-1847 [FIRST EDITION]
by WEBB, James Josiah; BIEBER, Ralph P. (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. Good +. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Deckle fore and bottom edge. Hand-pressed paper. 9 full-page illustrations, including frontispiece and a folding map. 301 pp. plus advertisements.
Much speckling to spine and covers. Sticker residue on spine and cover. Bookplates inside front cover and front free endpaper along with previous owner's signature. Ex-library with card pocket on verso of front free endpaper and embossment on title page. Hinges overopened. Interior is excellent.
This is the first publication of the journals of Santa Fe trader and merchant Webb. A fascinating primary source.
Much speckling to spine and covers. Sticker residue on spine and cover. Bookplates inside front cover and front free endpaper along with previous owner's signature. Ex-library with card pocket on verso of front free endpaper and embossment on title page. Hinges overopened. Interior is excellent.
This is the first publication of the journals of Santa Fe trader and merchant Webb. A fascinating primary source.
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- Seller
- Uncharted Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 2167
- Title
- Adventures in the Santa Fe Trade, 1844-1847 [FIRST EDITION]
- Author
- WEBB, James Josiah; BIEBER, Ralph P. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Glendale, CA
- Date Published
- 1931
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- 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....