The Adventures of James Capen Adams, Mountaineer and Grizzly Bear Hunter, of California
by Hittell, Theodore H
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Company, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Small octavo. viii, 378 pages. Sketched frontispiece portrait of Grizzly Adams. Illustrated. Red pebble cloth hardcover with faded gilt title and illustration on the spine. Edge wear to the cloth spine. Covers are darkened and rubbed in spots. Lean to the binding. Loose signature grouping of pages 25-48. Binding cords partly visible in the gutters of the early pages. Occasional light brown spots in the text. Contents clean. Fair only.
Howes H 548; Graff 1912; Wagner-Camp 348; Cowan page 284 - "Probably the most popular work of its time issued in California.
Howes H 548; Graff 1912; Wagner-Camp 348; Cowan page 284 - "Probably the most popular work of its time issued in California.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29301
- Title
- The Adventures of James Capen Adams, Mountaineer and Grizzly Bear Hunter, of California
- Author
- Hittell, Theodore H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1860
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Fair
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- 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...