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Legends of the West
by Hall, James
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Harrison Hall, 1832. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Boards rubbed and soiled, foxed throughout, a few gatherings sprung but not loose, ink gift note on front flyleaf. 1832 Full-Leather. 265, [7] pp. 12mo. Howes H-73. Sabin 29787. BAL 6927. A collection of legends of the American West, compiled from local folklore and the author's own experiences. Several of these stories have to do with Kentucky, and all are valuable sources of information on contemporary customs of pioneer settlers. Includes: The Backwoodsman; The Divining Rod; The Seventh Son; The Missionaries; The Indian Wife's Lament; A Legend of Carondelet; The Intestate; Michel de Coucy; The Emigrants; The Barrack-Master's Daughter; The Indian Hater; The Isle of the Yellow Sands.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2289841
- Title
- Legends of the West
- Author
- Hall, James
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harrison Hall
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1832
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.75 lbs
- Keywords
- FOLKLORE LEGENDS AMERICAN WEST WESTERN
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
Biblio member since 2005
Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
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