Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 (five volume set)
by Wilkes, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. Five volume set. 434, 476, 438, 539, 558pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Original brown cloth with decorative blind floral stamping to front and rear boards. Tittles gilt stamped on the backstrip with gilt stamped anchor. Gilt stamped eagle and shield on front boards. All volumes very good with some minor wear to boards, particularly at the corners. Light sporadic foxing throughout. Major Exploration work in nice shape. Lacking atlas volume, otherwise complete. Howes W414. Sabin 103994.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12993
- Title
- Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 (five volume set)
- Author
- Wilkes, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lea and Blanchard
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1845
- Keywords
- Catalog 30
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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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...
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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