Tales and Sketches from the Queen City.
by DRAKE, Benjamin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati: E. Morgan and Co., 1838. First edition. Octavo. 178 pp. Publisher's floral pattern diaper cloth. Later spine lettering in white. Last leaf absent. Rebacked old on new. Contains chapter "Putting a Black-Leg On Shore" that mentions a young gambler thought to be the infamous Jonathan Green. Benjamin Drake co-founded and for seven years was the editor of the Cincinnati Chronicle. Benjamin co-founded and for seven years was the editor of the Cincinnati Chronicle.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73836
- Title
- Tales and Sketches from the Queen City.
- Author
- DRAKE, Benjamin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. Morgan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Date Published
- 1838
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Diaper
- aka Diapering A decorative design of repeated diamonds or geometric shapes on the cover, usually on cloth boards. The design is...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...