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Equitación Gaucha en La Pampa y Mesopotamia
by Sáenz, Justo P., (h). (1892-1970)
- Used
- Condition
- A few light extremity rubs and abrasions, spotting to endpapers. Interior clean, binding sturdy. Near fine overall.
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Buenos Aires: Peuser Ltda, 1942. Limited edition. Vellum over beveled boards. Quarto. 224 pages. A few light extremity rubs and abrasions, spotting to endpapers. Interior clean, binding sturdy. Near fine overall.. Numerous drawings throughout, with a section of black and white photographic plates. A classic on the traditions, methods, and folklore of northern Argentina's cowboys. Winner of first prize in regional literature and folklore awarded by Argentina's National Commission of Culture. Text is in Spanish. This edition is illustrated with charming line drawings throughout plus a section of photographs.<br /> <br /> This copy is bound in vellum and is decorated with a striking hand colored illustration and titles by Ramón Fernández Latapiat. Two braided vellum loop and knot closures along fore edge.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1210
- Title
- Equitación Gaucha en La Pampa y Mesopotamia
- Author
- Sáenz, Justo P., (h). (1892-1970)
- Illustrator
- Numerous drawings throughout, with a section of black and white photographic plates
- Format/Binding
- Vellum over beveled boards. Quarto. 224 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - A few light extremity rubs and abrasions, spotting to endpapers. Interior clean, binding sturdy. Near fine overall.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Peuser Ltda
- Place of Publication
- Buenos Aires
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- cowboys, livestock, roping, saddles, equestrian, cattle, horses, horsemanship
- Bookseller catalogs
- History & Politics; Sports & Games;
Terms of Sale
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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