The Guardians of the Columbia: Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens
by Williams, John H
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (-)
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Tacoma: John H. Williams, 1912 142 numbered pp +2; TPB. Pages clean, bright, generally tight; large color frontis (Mount St. Helens); hinges cracked and repaired w/ cloth tape, crnrs thumbed. Cover: brown yapped wraps, embossed duo-tone artwork all surfaces, gilt embossed titles front; moderate edge/shelfwear, yapped edges are worn and chipped, lacks 2" at tail, 1" of head torn and curled. With more than 200 illustrations, 8 in color.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033549
- Title
- The Guardians of the Columbia: Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens
- Author
- Williams, John H
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (-)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus (paperback)
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- John H. Williams
- Place of Publication
- Tacoma
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Americana, Pacific Northwest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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Independent Books
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Long Beach, Washington
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Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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,...
- 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...