GREAT RECONNAISSANCE: Soldiers, Artists and Scientists on the Frontier, 1848-1861
by Wallace, Edward S
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company (1955) 288 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spine ends bumped. Previous owner's name in pencil on front paste-down. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Approx. 1 3/4" closed tear from bottom edge of front panel. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8826
- Title
- GREAT RECONNAISSANCE: Soldiers, Artists and Scientists on the Frontier, 1848-1861
- Author
- Wallace, Edward S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and Toronto
- Keywords
- AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES AMERICANA NEW SOUTHWEST HISTORY WORLD HISTORY MEXICO DISCOVERY EXPLORATION EXPLORER SURVEYOR GUNNISON CAPTAIN J. W. GUNNISON RIVER COLORADO STATE HISTORY CO IVES JOSEPH CHRISTMAS 1828 1868 LIEUTENANTS REDISCOVERED GRAND CANY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Art; Exploration;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
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