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Cavalryman Out of the West: Life of General William Carey Brown
by BRIMLOW, George F; Charles Dudley Rhodes, fwd
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, 1944. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Blue cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 442pp; frontispiece and seven unnumbered leaves of photographic plates (halftones). Slight rubbing to cloth at base of spine; text gently toned at margins; single ink bracket in margin of p.86, else free of markings or significant wear; a Very Good+ copy. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $5.00 on front flap), faded on spine and with a few closed tears to margins, just VG. Biography of William Carey Brown (1854-1939), based on the General's correspondence, diaries and personal writings, with special focus on his frontier service and in the Texas Border War.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60867
- Title
- Cavalryman Out of the West: Life of General William Carey Brown
- Author
- BRIMLOW, George F; Charles Dudley Rhodes, fwd
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Caxton Printers
- Place of Publication
- Caldwell, Idaho
- Date Published
- 1944
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mexico; Native Americans;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Leaves
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- VG
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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