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The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches
by Francis Bret Harte
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Zamorarno 80 number 40, Second Edition,1871 on title page, Chapter "Brown of Calaveras" present starting on page 89. 256 pages Very Good Minus, publishers green blind stamped cloth binding, overall lightly faded, gilt title to spine light wear to binding and wear to head and heel, chipping with loss to head and heel of spine. signatures sprung showing cord interior gutters, binding still holding strong just a bit sloppy, corners warn though, Text pretty clean, some smudges some random foxing and foxing to edges, little slant. brown clay end papers clean. Shows nicely in custom mylar sleeve. Bargain Priced. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003687
- Title
- The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches
- Author
- Francis Bret Harte
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- California History, Zamorano 80
Terms of Sale
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Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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