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The Indian Miscellany; Containing Papers on the History, Antiquities, Arts, Languages, Religions, Traditions and Superstitions of the American Aborigines; with Descriptions of Their Domestic Life, Manners, Customs, Traits, Amusements and Exploits; Travels and Adventures in the Indian Country; Incidence of Border Warfare; Missionary Relations, Etc
by Beach, W. W. [Editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Cohoes, New York, United States
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About This Item
J. Munsell, Albany, NY, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4to. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's book-plate laid in on front end paper. Red gilt stamped and decorated cloth over boards, deckle edges, 490 pages, Index, illustrated with engravings in the text. Back board detached but present, front board hanging on by a thread or two, back strip missing about 1 inch at bottom, covers worn and soiled, corners bumped and worn, edges of pages chipped, a few pages have short tears, interior pages lightly toned. Pages are clean, many on opened, and the textblock binding is sound (no missing or loose pages). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3 lbs 10 oz. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 009574. .
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- Bookseller
- Dennis Holzman Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009574
- Title
- The Indian Miscellany; Containing Papers on the History, Antiquities, Arts, Languages, Religions, Traditions and Superstitions of the American Aborigines; with Descriptions of Their Domestic Life, Manners, Customs, Traits, Amusements and Exploits; Travels and Adventures in the Indian Country; Incidence of Border Warfare; Missionary Relations, Etc
- Author
- Beach, W. W. [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Munsell
- Place of Publication
- Albany, NY
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- BZDB7 NOISBN The Indian Miscellany; Containing Papers on the History, Antiquities, Arts, Languages, Religions, Traditions and Superstitions of the American Aborigines; with Descriptions of Their Domestic Life, Manners, Customs, Traits, Amusements and Ex
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Dennis Holzman Antiques
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About the Seller
Dennis Holzman Antiques
Biblio member since 2003
Cohoes, New York
About Dennis Holzman Antiques
Dennis Holzman Antiques, est. 1975, sells select antiques, hard-to-find & antiquarian books, manuscripts, and autographs both on-line and our Cohoes, N.Y. shop. We take pride in our accurate & complete book descriptions, our fast shipping, and our attention to customer service. All of our on-line books are in stock and ready to ship within 48 hours of receiving your order/payment. We answer all inquiries and welcome your questions. Visit our website: www.holzmanantiques.com
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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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