The Writings of Caleb Atwater. [Comprising]: A Description of the Antiquities Discovered in the Western Country; Originally Communicated to the American Antiquarian Society. [And]: Remarks Made on a Tour to Prairie du Chien; thence to Washington City, in 1829.
by ATWATER, Caleb
- Used
- first
- Condition
- There is browning around the edges of the text block throughout; plates fine; the binding tight and sound with a shallow chippin
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Columbus:: Publisherd by the Author,, 1833.. First edition.. old mottled sheep with red gilt-lettered spine label. . There is browning around the edges of the text block throughout; plates fine; the binding tight and sound with a shallow chipping at the extremities of the spine.. 8vo,. Illustrated with eleven plates (six folding) which are included in the pagination; plus text illustrations..
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71142
- Title
- The Writings of Caleb Atwater. [Comprising]: A Description of the Antiquities Discovered in the Western Country; Originally Communicated to the American Antiquarian Society. [And]: Remarks Made on a Tour to Prairie du Chien; thence to Washington City, in 1829.
- Author
- ATWATER, Caleb
- Illustrator
- Illustrated with eleven plates (six folding) which are included in the pagination; plus text illustrations.
- Format/Binding
- Old mottled sheep with red gilt-lettered spine label.
- Book Condition
- Used - There is browning around the edges of the text block throughout; plates fine; the binding tight and sound with a shallow chippin
- Edition
- First edition.
- Publisher
- Publisherd by the Author,
- Place of Publication
- Columbus:
- Date Published
- 1833.
- Pages
- 408 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
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Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Spine Label
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- 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...
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