E-143. Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo. Published by Roberts Brothers, Boston, MA. 1871. Vi, 299 pgs. Dark brown coated endpapers. Contains "Thoughts About Art" on the fourth page of the preliminary advertising. Bound in brown cloth boards with titles present to the spine and gilt bear present to the front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are sunned and faded along the spine with some light chipping present to the extremities). Top edge gilt. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Poems entitled Arizonian, With Walker in Nicaragua, Californian, The Last Taschastas, Ina, The Tale of the Tall Alcalde, Kit Carson's Ride, Burns and Byron, Myrrh, and Even So. Joaquin Miller, pseudonym of Cincinnatus Hiner Miller, Hiner also spelled Heine, (born Sept. 8, 1837, near Liberty, Ind. , U. S. —died Feb. 17, 1913, Oakland, Calif. ) , American poet and journalist whose best work conveys a sense of the majesty and excitement of the Old West. His best-known poem is “Columbus” with its refrain, “On, sail on! ”—once familiar to millions of American schoolchildren. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: Last Exit Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 65539
Title: Songs of the Sierras
Author: Joaquin Miller
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Place of Publication: E-143

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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...
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...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
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....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...