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Frederic Remington's Own West
by REMINGTON, Frederic; MCCRACKEN, Harold [SIGNED]
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dial, 1960. Leather bound. Fine. 4to. Original slipcase. Soft calf with gilt lettering on spine and cover, blind-tooled design on cover. Gilt top edge. Illustrated plates throughout. 254 pp.
Slipcase has some minor sunning and a few chips to edges. Book is fine. Signed on colophon by McCracken. Rice paper wraps original to this edition are laid in.
This is a limited edition retrospective of the works of cowboy artist Remington, featuring not only Remington's signature drawings but his unpublished memoirs as well. No. 49 of 167 copies signed by Harold McCracken, who edited and wrote the introduction.
Slipcase has some minor sunning and a few chips to edges. Book is fine. Signed on colophon by McCracken. Rice paper wraps original to this edition are laid in.
This is a limited edition retrospective of the works of cowboy artist Remington, featuring not only Remington's signature drawings but his unpublished memoirs as well. No. 49 of 167 copies signed by Harold McCracken, who edited and wrote the introduction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncharted Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1626
- Title
- Frederic Remington's Own West
- Author
- REMINGTON, Frederic; MCCRACKEN, Harold [SIGNED]
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dial
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Uncharted Books
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Chicago, Illinois
About Uncharted Books
Uncharted Books is an independent brick-and-mortar bookstore in Chicago. We sell a highly curated selection of used books, zines, and rare titles, with a focus on the literary, the local, the strange, and the adventurous.We are a small, scrappy, DIY business that has been serving our community since 2012. We especially pride ourselves on our eclectic selection, our unique and cozy atmosphere, our knowledgeable and friendly staff, and our busy calendar of community events.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Colophon
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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...
- 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....
- Fine
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