PAGEANT OF THE PACKETS - A Book of American Steamboating
by Eskew, Garnett Laidlaw
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/NO DUSTJACKET
- Seller
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Owego, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Henry Holt & Company. VG/NO DUSTJACKET. (1929). First Edition. Cloth. First Edition Frontispiece of Henry Shreve . 8vo., 314 pp, slightly soiled & faded cover, blunted binding tips, a few worn & one cracked hinge .
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- Bookseller
- Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS245457
- Title
- PAGEANT OF THE PACKETS - A Book of American Steamboating
- Author
- Eskew, Garnett Laidlaw
- Illustrator
- Black & White Photos & Illus.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/NO DUSTJACKET
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- (1929)
- Keywords
- 8vo., 314 pp, slightly soiled & faded cover, blunted binding tips, a few worn, & one cracked hinge, STEAM, steamboats on the rivers, opening the West, gamblers & politicians
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Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA
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Owego, New York
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Glossary
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- 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,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...