Our National Parks
by John Muir
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Santa Paula, California, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Copyright, 1901, Published November, 1901l. Very good; bumps and some fraying to head and tail of spine; a few tiny brown or black specks to spine; else Fine. Back cover Hinge split but attached. , spine straight, pages clean and bright. No dust jacket. First Edition. Green cloth with gilt titling and gilt & black vignette on front cover; top edge gilt. 370 pp. Bookseller sticker to front pastedown: "Supplied by W. F. Purnell, Sacramento". Gift inscription from Grandma Xmas, 1914. Overall, a very nice copy of an important book in American history. First edition with "Published November 1901" on copyright page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Nichols Gallery (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29
- Title
- Our National Parks
- Author
- John Muir
- Illustrator
- John Muir
- Format/Binding
- Very good; bumps and some fraying to head and tail of spine; a few tiny brown or black specks to spine; else Fine. Back cover Hi
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First, November 1901
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Pages
- 370
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Muir, John Muir, National Parks,
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....