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HISTORY OF THE INDIANS OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. By the Author of Peter Parley's Tales
by Goodrich, Samuel G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good- condition
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: John Allen, 1844. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 320 pages of text. Original brown hardcover cloth binding with chipping to spine extremities and overall minimal rubbing to the extremities. Protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Illustrated with a frontis, engraved half-title page, and numerous plates and in-text engravings. Moderate foxing scattered throughout text. Rear inner hinge is weakened, but intact and functional..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006193
- Title
- HISTORY OF THE INDIANS OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. By the Author of Peter Parley's Tales
- Author
- Goodrich, Samuel G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good- condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Allen
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1844
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
For most items, media mail shipping will cost $3.95 and Priority $7.95, and insurance is available for an additional cost. Books guaranteed to be as described; condition guaranteed if sent insured. Authenticity guaranteed on autograph and manuscript material. All items returnable within 10 days; notification of return is required; a small restocking fee may apply if return is due to customer error. Shipping rates are for normal octavo (8vo) titles; heavy, oversize (folio and quarto 4to), multi-volumes sets and special services such as insurance are extra.
About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
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