Cuba's Fight for Freedom and the War with Spain [Two Books in One Volume]
by Beck, Henry Houghton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Globe Bible Publishing Co., 1898. Highly decorative binding: blue cloth with crossed flags, a rising sun, and a ship (the Maine?) with an olive wreath added for effect, in red, silver, and gilt. The decorations on the spine feature a Cuban shield and n apparenbt explosion. Clean text; Cuba's fight ends at page 306; the war with Spain continues on to page 536. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition.Some fading and rubbing to the spine; gilt dulled, lightly bumped corners. A rather spectacular example of either American patriotism or jingoism.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005811
- Title
- Cuba's Fight for Freedom and the War with Spain [Two Books in One Volume]
- Author
- Beck, Henry Houghton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Globe Bible Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...