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Early Voyages Up and Down the Mississippi, by Cavelier, Dt. Cosme, Le Sueur, Gravier, and Guignas.
by Shea, John Galmary
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Albany: Joel Munsell, 1861. Limited edition of Shea's important history of the early explorers of the Mississippi, printed for subscribers. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Bradford 4933; Field 1395; Sabin 80003. Provenance: from the library of American businessman James Phinney Baxter (1831-1921) of Portland, Maine with his bookplate to the pastedown. Bookplate of Peter Priester laid in. In very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143881
- Title
- Early Voyages Up and Down the Mississippi, by Cavelier, Dt. Cosme, Le Sueur, Gravier, and Guignas.
- Author
- Shea, John Galmary
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Joel Munsell
- Place of Publication
- Albany
- Date Published
- 1861
- Keywords
- Early Voyages Up and Down the Mississippi First Edition, John Gilmary Shea First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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About Raptis Rare Books
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- Marbled boards
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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