Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrant's Hanfbook for 1879
by Burke, James, Jr. (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Austin, Texas, USA: Steck-Warlick Company, 1969. BZ4 - A trade paperback facsimile reprint edition book with a slipcase in very good condition with a slipcase in good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in blue wraps with black printing on the spine and black printing and graphics on the front with very minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some very, very light fading on the spine plus there is some very, very slight darkeing of the paper. The slipcase shows some heavy edge wear with patches of board showing (0.5" and 0.75") on the top plus there is some scattered soiling of the paper covering. This is a facsimile of a rare edition of a Texas almanac originally published in 1879 in Houston, Texas. It is notable for the insight it provides into Texas at that time through both its advertisements and the articles included. With an introduction by Dorman H. Winfrey. 161p.. Reprint Edition. Trade Paperback with Slipcase. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x7.5".
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- Bookseller
- Bookmarc's
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SCW08909
- Title
- Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrant's Hanfbook for 1879
- Author
- Burke, James, Jr. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Steck-Warlick Company
- Place of Publication
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Nonfiction Non-fiction History Texas Almanac Almanacs Advertising Advertisement Advertisements History Houston Roberts Oran M Sayers Joseph D Coke Richard Maxey Samuel Bell Reagan John H King V O Article Articles Journalsim Ournalsit Journalists Reference
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana / TX: History 1845 to Present;
- Size
- 5.25"x7.5"
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La Porte, Texas
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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