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THE PENNSYLVANIA KENTUCKY RIFLE (SIGNED)
by Kauffman, Henry J
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg, PA: The Stackpole Company, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto, 11.6 in. x 8.7 in., pp. 376. Limited edition, No. 28, signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Cushioned leatherette boards with gilt title to front and spine. A few scuffs and scrapes to leatherette, with open tears to spine headband and wear to corners. Previous owner's bookplate to verso of front free endpaper. Spine and hinges tight. Previous owner was M. L. Biscotti, an antiquarian bookseller with a passion for sporting literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86874
- Title
- THE PENNSYLVANIA KENTUCKY RIFLE (SIGNED)
- Author
- Kauffman, Henry J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Stackpole Company
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg, PA
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Riflery, guns, flintlock
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
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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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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