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The First Chouteaus: River Barons of Early St. Louis
by William E Foley, C David Rice
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0252010221
- ISBN 13
- 9780252010224
- Seller
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
University of Illinois Press, December 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo in brown cloth, spine title in gilt. Binding tight and square, virtually no shelf wear. The dustjacket is not price-clipped, minor rubbing at the spine ends. Inscribed and signed by Foley on the half title.
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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 299787
- Title
- The First Chouteaus: River Barons of Early St. Louis
- Author
- William E Foley, C David Rice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0252010221
- ISBN 13
- 9780252010224
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Place of Publication
- Urbana
- Date Published
- December 1983
- Pages
- 241
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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