The Calumet of the Coteau and Other Poetical Legends of the Border. Also, a Glossary of Indian Names, Words, and Western Provincialisms. Together with a Guide Book of the Yellowstone National Park
by Norris, P. W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1884. Hardcover. Publisher's gilt dec green cloth. Moderate edgewear and rubbing, with board starting to show at bumped and lightly frayed spine ends and corners. Binding shaken and cracked, text clean. Dampstaining along edges of pastedowns and eps (rest of interior unaffected). Ffep is partially adhered to front pastedown and has a couple small tears. Folding map of the park intact. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 275 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Editions Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10470
- Title
- The Calumet of the Coteau and Other Poetical Legends of the Border. Also, a Glossary of Indian Names, Words, and Western Provincialisms. Together with a Guide Book of the Yellowstone National Park
- Author
- Norris, P. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1884
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native American;
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Gilt
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- 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...
- 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,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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