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ZANITA: A TALE OF THE YO-SEMITE (1st ed)
by Yelverton, Theresa, (Longworth, Maria Theresa) Yelverton) 03c
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- GOOD book. John Muir was prototype for Kenmuir, novel's hero.
- Seller
-
Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hurd and Houghton. GOOD book. John Muir was prototype for Kenmuir, novel's hero.. 1872. 1st 2000copies. Hardcover. GOOD book. Few signatures loosening. Light aging, few scattered soiled spots. Short tear @ tp gutter. 8vo, iv,296pp. . A fictionalised, but good, account of the personalities in Yosemite at that time. A particlarly good description of a young John Muir. Orig cloth with gilt spine lettering. Cowan p 699, Farqhar 11. Cover extrems worn. Spine cocked. Spine rubbed but still quite legible. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001505
- Title
- ZANITA: A TALE OF THE YO-SEMITE (1st ed)
- Author
- Yelverton, Theresa, (Longworth, Maria Theresa) Yelverton) 03c
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD book. John Muir was prototype for Kenmuir, novel's hero.
- Edition
- 1st 2000copies
- Publisher
- Hurd and Houghton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- GOOD book. Few signatures loosening. Light aging, few scattered soiled, spots. Short tear @ tp gutter. 8vo, iv,296pp., AMERICANA, WESTERN AMERICANA, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA, Muir, john, john muir, bf
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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