Myths and legends beyond our borders
by Charles M Skinner
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/none as issued
- Seller
-
Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/none as issued. A very good first edition as registered with the Library of Congress in 1898. 1899 on title page, copyright 1898 on verso. Mustard yellow buckram, as issued, with green motif border and gilt stamping. Binding is sturdy, square and tight. Spine and edges darkened. Cloth worn on rear board. Top edge gilt. Other page edges deckled and showing some wear. Some pages unopened. Previous owner's name inscribed on first free endpaper. Frontis. and 3 b/w plates. 319 pp. Twelvemo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 795
- Title
- Myths and legends beyond our borders
- Author
- Charles M Skinner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- none as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Folklore -- Canada. Folklore -- Mexico. Mythology. Creation myths, native america, Indian, indigenous, first peoples, maya, aztec, Indians of North America -- Folklore.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native America;
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works
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About Uncommon Works
Not your ordinary book store! Uncommon Works specializes in rare, odd, unique, and handmade books, with a focus on the Maya, Latin America, Native America, and the Spanish Conquest. You'll find rare, first editions and first or early printings. You'll even find a few first printings of living authors for sale. We provide services and referrals for book mending, repair, restoration, and binding.
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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...