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Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi
by Cable, George W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Small quarto. xii, 500 pages. Color frontispiece and three illustrations in text by F. C. Yohn. Red cloth hardcvoer with gilt title on the front cover and spine. Light fade to the spine. Toning to the front and rear end sheets. Rear hinge cracked. Previous owners inscription on the right front flyleaf.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26693
- Title
- Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi
- Author
- Cable, George W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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,...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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