Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California
by Henty, G.A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
ca. 1900. Early reprint. Octavo. Original light green cloth, gilt stamped spine, pictorial upper cover stamped red and black (slight fading to spine). Very good. 315 pages.
Gold Rush adventure by the noted English author (1832-1902), writer of over 80 books (chiefly for children).
Pencil signature of Frederick D. Anderson.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3448
- Title
- Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California
- Author
- Henty, G.A
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Mershon Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Pages
- 315
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Houle Rare Books & Autographs
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Palm Springs, California
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...