THE SIGN OF THE PROPHET. A Tale of Tecumseh and Tippecanoe
by Naylor, James Ball
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Akron: The Saalfield Publishing Co., 1901. first edition. hardcover. Very good. Octavo, green cloth covers with gilt titles and design in white, red, and gold. 416 pages. Rear free endpaper (a blank) has top corner torn away. Spine titles dulled; text is clean and tight without any names or writing. Very good. No dust jacket. Historical Fiction 040407A
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020877
- Title
- THE SIGN OF THE PROPHET. A Tale of Tecumseh and Tippecanoe
- Author
- Naylor, James Ball
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- The Saalfield Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Akron
- Date Published
- 1901
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...