American Wonderland by Bache, Richard Meade

Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger. Good. 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Right side of the front cover is badly worn & discolored. Spine ends are rubbed. Hinges are all tight, and the contents are very good or better. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 258 pages .

PA: Claxton, 1871. First edition. Poor. Binding and spine loose and broken. Yellowing, very rubbed, worn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Philadelphia, PA: Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger, 1871. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth, bordered in blind, lettered and with front cover illus. in gilt. Moderate shelf wear, soiled covers, narrow strips of loss to cloth at both spine extremities with light exposure to top corners and moderate to bottom. Firm binding. Text block edges somewhat dulled by age, light scattered internal foxing/soiling. "Compliments of Ritter & Co." (an Allentown printer of the era) hand-written on front blank. viii,9-258 pp., frontis., decorative head- and tail-pieces. Acceptable reference copy of a scarce issue. Early collection of Native American myth and fable, or, as the preface states in a ghastly bit of cultural imperialism, "the heritage of the red man of America, and now the property of the white man, who alone is capable of giving them literary form.".

Hardback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.