MY NATIVE LAND: The United States: Its Wonders, Its Beauties, and Its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young
by Cox, James
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: The Blair Publishing Company, 1903. 400 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed w/ light fraying to spine ends. Slight lean to covers. Hinges starting. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. Approx. 1/2" tear to top margin of frontispiece, not affecting actual image. Approx. 1/2" tear to outer margin of page 11 (List of Illustrations page). Old tape repair to two tears on page 22. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7297
- Title
- MY NATIVE LAND: The United States: Its Wonders, Its Beauties, and Its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young
- Author
- Cox, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- The Blair Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES AMERICA AMERICANA GEOGRAPHY LEGENDS FOLK LORE FOLKLORE FOLK TALES DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS 1865 1918 SOCIAL HISTORY SOCIOLOGY SOCIALISM SOCIAL SCIENCE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA NATIVE AMERICANS NONFICTIO
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Indian; Social History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- 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
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- Cloth
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Leaves
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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....
- Jacket
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