This is the West

Seller

Texas Star Books (US)

Seller's Inventory #

005568

Title

This is the West

Author

Robert West Howard, Editor

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - Good

Jacket Condition

Good

Quantity Available

1

Edition

1st Ed., 2nd. Ptg.

Publisher

Rand McNally & Company

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Date Published

1957

Size

8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f

Keywords

AMERICANA, AMERICAN WEST, WALTER PRESCOTT WEBB, STANLEY VESTAL , RAMON F. ADAMS, DON RUSSELL, CHARLES W. TOWNE, ADAMS' RAMPAGING HERD, SIX GUNS AND SADDLE LEATHER

Bookseller catalogs

Americana - The Old West; Ranching/The West;

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Cloth

"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

Hinge

The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.

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...

Rubbing

Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.

Jacket

Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

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...

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...

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....