Betty Zane
by Grey, Zane
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Roslyn, NY: Walter J. Black, Inc, ND. Hardcover. Very Good. Red and yellow boards with titling on spine. Slight browning along joint. Boards are square and binding remains tight. Very little shelf wear on cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. A biographical fiction and Western originally printed in 1903, is a tribute to the author's great-aunt Elizabeth Zane, a Revolutionary War hero. Betty Zane's story includes her heroic efforts to fetch ammunition while under siege by Native Americans friendly with the British soldiers, during the settling of West Virginia.
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
- Denali Bay LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000377
- Title
- Betty Zane
- Author
- Grey, Zane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Walter J. Black, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Roslyn, NY
- Date Published
- ND
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About the Seller
Denali Bay LLC
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- ND
- no publisher's date given
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....