The Mule. A Treatise on the Breeding, Training and Uses to which he may be Put
by Riley, Harvey
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1869. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 107pp. purple textured cloth with the title and a vignette on the upper board in gilt. Fourteen plates. Spine sunned, plate edges have some foxing, else this is a very good, bright copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21686
- Title
- The Mule. A Treatise on the Breeding, Training and Uses to which he may be Put
- Author
- Riley, Harvey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1869
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
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Glossary
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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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....