History of the Donner Party: a Tragedy of the Sierra
by McGLASHAN, C.F
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: A. Carlisle & Co, Printers, 1927. Fourteenth Edition. 12mo. Green cloth hardcover, titled in black on front cover; 261pp. Moderate external rubbing and wear; internally clean, tight and unmarked. A sound and still-attractive copy.
The classic account of the doomed Donner-Reed Party, originally published in 1879 and reprinted a multitude of times through the 1920s. HOWES M-102 (see).
The classic account of the doomed Donner-Reed Party, originally published in 1879 and reprinted a multitude of times through the 1920s. HOWES M-102 (see).
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60764
- Title
- History of the Donner Party: a Tragedy of the Sierra
- Author
- McGLASHAN, C.F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. Carlisle & Co, Printers
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1927
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...