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Across the Continent with the Fifth Cavalry
by Price, George C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1883. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Thick large 8vo. 703pp followed by the errata page. Publisher' blue cloth blocked in gilt on the spine and in gilt and black on the upper board. Illustrated with four portraits on steel. Brown coated endpapers. The cloth is rubbed at edges and hinges, and the upper inner hinge is cracked but firm, else this is a very good copy.
Chronicles the organization in 1855, the service in Texas to the Canadian River in 1856-1861, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Southern Reconstruction, 1866-1868, Service on the Plains, 1868-1871, Arizona and Apache Campaigns, 1872-1875, and Plains from Texas to Montana, 1875-1883.
Howes, P-542.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21676
- Title
- Across the Continent with the Fifth Cavalry
- Author
- Price, George C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- D. Van Nostrand
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
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