RIFLE RANGERS: A Thrilling Story of Daring Adventure and Hairbreadth Escapes During the Mexican War
by Reid, Captain Mayne
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Hurst & Company, 1899. 432 pp. Original pictorial cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Mild insect damage to front hinge. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Natural discoloration to endpapers due to DJ. "J20-100" written small on front endpaper. DJ has mild wear to edges w/ light chipping to corners and spine ends. Lightly sunned and soiled. Early DJ. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13909CH
- Title
- RIFLE RANGERS: A Thrilling Story of Daring Adventure and Hairbreadth Escapes During the Mexican War
- Author
- Reid, Captain Mayne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Hurst & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Children's Books, Juvenile Books, Children's Stories, Rifle Rangers, Captain Mayne Reid, Illustrated
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- 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
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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