RECREATIONS OF A SPORTSMAN ON THE PACIFIC COAST
by Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1910. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print; Boards in black cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has has gilt top edge, library bookplate on front pastedown, cracked hinges front and rear, spine break p. 162, clean text; ix, 399 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates). 1368552. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1368552
- Title
- RECREATIONS OF A SPORTSMAN ON THE PACIFIC COAST
- Author
- Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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,...
- 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...
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