INDIAN CAPTIVITIES OR LIFE IN THE WIGWAM; BEING TRUE NARRATIVES OF CAPTIVES WHO HAVE BEEN CARRIED AWAY BY THE INDIANS, FROM THE FRONTIER SETTLEMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME
by SAMUEL G. DRAKE
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor (+) Book/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK AND AUBURN: MILLER, ORTON & MULLIGAN, 1855 Book. Poor (+) Book. Hardcover. Not Stated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine title. The cover is heavily rubbed and the gilt on the title is all but rubbed away. The paper over the inside cover is heavily worn away and the inner joint is weak and very worn. The text block is mostly secure with scattered light foxing and some dog-ears. About 7-3/4 x 5 with 367 pp. plus index. Scarce hardcover book in poor plus condition..
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- Bookseller
- Rose City Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111029084
- Title
- INDIAN CAPTIVITIES OR LIFE IN THE WIGWAM; BEING TRUE NARRATIVES OF CAPTIVES WHO HAVE BEEN CARRIED AWAY BY THE INDIANS, FROM THE FRONTIER SETTLEMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME
- Author
- SAMUEL G. DRAKE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor (+) Book
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Not Stated
- Publisher
- MILLER, ORTON & MULLIGAN
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK AND AUBURN
- Date Published
- 1855
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATIVE AMERICAN;
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Rose City Books
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About the Seller
Rose City Books
Biblio member since 2004
Portland, Oregon
About Rose City Books
Rose City Books is an independent, antiquarian bookseller and publisher, located in Portland, Oregon (The City of Roses); specializing in rare and hard-to-find books, magazines, and vintage sheet music. Serving a world of literary enthusiasts from the beautiful, Pacific Northwest.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....