As It Was: Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Third Texas Cavalry and the Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry.
by CATER, Douglas John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
(Austin): State House Press, 1990. First edition. One of 50 copies, signed by Parrish. Octavo. xxv, [1], 241, [1] pp. Frontispiece portrait. Publisher's quarter morocco over white cloth, gilt spine lettering, matching slipcase (with slight foxing). An excellent copy.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70331
- Title
- As It Was: Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Third Texas Cavalry and the Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry.
- Author
- CATER, Douglas John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- State House Press
- Place of Publication
- (Austin)
- Date Published
- 1990
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Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
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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...
- 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....
- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...