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Narrative of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, Comprising a Description of a Tour Through Texas, and Across the Great Southwestern Prairies, the Camanche and Caygua Hunting-Grounds, with an Account. . . . A Two Volulme Set.
by Kendall, George Wilkins
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1844. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. First Editions, same dates; 8vos, original black cloth, no djs; good overall (cocked; boards rubbed and worn; spine ends and corners bumped, crimped, and worn; corners worn to boards; text and plates foxed, soiled, stained, and stiff); Volume I, fair (cloth on edges worn and chipped; top layer of cloth on spine tail heavily worn; pages stained, esp. in Chapter 1; waterstains to top edge of spine head torn off; waterstains to top edge, affects several pages; hinges once repaired, front hinge starting again; scar from removed bookplate on front pastedown; folding map foxed with several small bookworm holes, no evidence of insects elsewhere, and creased edges and corners; cracked at Preface; two chips to side margin of pp161-2; tears to bottom edge of pp155-8; two tears to side edges of pp165-5 and 221-2; one chip to side edge of p237-8; tear to side edge of p397-8; p405 detached; rear free endpaper torn out and missing); Volume II, good (shaken; spine head chipped off and worn; first signature loose but not detached; bottom corner of p39-40 creased and dog-eared; bottom corner of p69-70 chipped off; long chip to side edge of p137-40, does not affect text; small chip to side edge of p139-40; small hole to side margin of p195-6, does not affect text; stains to margins of pp231-4; cracked at pp24-5, 168-9 and 336-7; bottom corners of pages bumped and crimped); 405pp + 406pp with five plates total and one folding map.
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- Page 1 Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12594
- Title
- Narrative of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, Comprising a Description of a Tour Through Texas, and Across the Great Southwestern Prairies, the Camanche and Caygua Hunting-Grounds, with an Account. . . . A Two Volulme Set.
- Author
- Kendall, George Wilkins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1844
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Edges
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- Fair
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- Bookplate
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- E.P.
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- 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...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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