Minnesota and its Resources. To which are appended Camp-fire Sketches, or, Notes of a Trip from St. Paul to Pembina and Selkirk Settlement on the Red River of the North
by Bond, J. Wesley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Redfield, 1853. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original decorative stamped textured cloth hard covers, with gilt titles to spine. Some light handling to covers; edges and endpapers toned. Old owner's name to front endpaper; short closed tear to map at stub. Otherwise, clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Frontispiece (of St. Paul, Minnesota), illustrated title-page, folding map (at rear). 364+3[notices]+1[blank]+16[publisher's catalogue]+2[blank]pp. .
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- Bookseller
- CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74548br
- Title
- Minnesota and its Resources. To which are appended Camp-fire Sketches, or, Notes of a Trip from St. Paul to Pembina and Selkirk Settlement on the Red River of the North
- Author
- Bond, J. Wesley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Redfield
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1853
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- history Canada Canadian Canadiana antiquarian immigration settlement Minnesota and its Resources. To which are appended Camp-fire Sketches, or, Notes of a Trip from St. Paul to Pembina and Selkirk Settlement on the Red River of the North
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London (Birr), Ontario
About CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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Glossary
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- 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
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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