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Betty Zane (abridged edition)
by Grey, Zane
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1940. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. Abridged edition of the first book in Grey's 3 stories about the followers of Colonel Ebenezer Zane who established early settlements in the Ohio Valley in the late 18th century. This one features brave Betty, who proves she is as brave as her brothers. 252 pages. A First Edition in this abridged format from 1940 (First, thus), this hardcover has light green cloth over boards, lettered in black to front & spine. Condition is VG: very clean with only slight rubbing. Binding straight & strong, though front hinge is cracked. Pages heavily tanned, especially around edges, commensurate with paper quality on these books. Old gift inscription dated 1944 to ffep.The DJ is VG-: unusually bright & colorful with slight rubbing to extremities & a small chip at lower edge of front cover; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
In a quiet corner of the stately little city of Wheeling, West Va., stands a monument on which is inscribed:
Reviews
On Feb 25 2020, a reader said:
Zane Grey's first novel. It is about his ancestor who saved Fort Henry during one of the last battles of the Revolution.The reader will encounter many members of the Zane family, Lew Wetzel, and the Girty brothers, all real people. Historically correct. Plenty of descriptive prose; what ZG is known for.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020924
- Title
- Betty Zane (abridged edition)
- Author
- Grey, Zane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Saalfield Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Akron, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- WESTERN WOMEN GIRLS
- Bookseller catalogs
- The West/Westerns/Cowboys: Fiction & Nonfiction;
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- New
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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,...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
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